story. Holden is in a psychiatric hospital in California, where at the given moment he was

spending his time. He then had a flashback of when he was a young man at the age of

sixteen. The story starts off at Pencey Prep, Holden's present school at which he was

flunking out of. Holden had only a few more days before his expulsion from Pencey, so he

had been paying his final dues to his admired instructors, such as Mr. Spencer, Holden's

elderly History teacher. After spending some bothersome hours with Mr. Spencer, Holden

returned to his room in Ossenburger Memorial Hall. There he was visited by Robert

Ackley whom he disliked with a great passion, however he still had a conversation with

him about school matters. While having an unpleasant discussion with Ackley, the

conversation was then soon interrupted by Ward Stradlater, Holden's roommate.

Stradlater notified Holden that he was going on a date with Jane Gallagher that night, an

Holden had agreed to write a paper for Stradlater while he was on the date. After

eating dinner, Holden began to write the paper and while doing so, became immersed in

even thought about committing suicide.

After Maurice and the prostitute left, Holden felt so despondent and melancholy that he

being the 'phony' and a 'liar' that he is. He then had a good talk with her about school and

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Approximate Word count = 1292
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)