Chapter 1 Summary:

Holden begins telling his story when he was at Pency. He doesn't talk much about his childhood. He does say that his brother is in Hollywood. He is a famous writer. He tells us that he is getting kicked out because he is failing four out of his five classes. He is passing English. Holden is the manger of the fencing team. He lost all the equipment on the subway so the team was home early. He is standing on the hill watching the biggest game of the year, thinking about everything and trying to find a way to say goodbye. Before too long he takes off to visit Mr. Spencer, she history teacher. In this chapter we also find out that Holden is a heavy smoker.