At the beginning of the book you meet the main character Holden Caulfield whom is narrating the story.. The book starts off at Pency Prep Holden's current school at which he is flunking out of, he is only days from his expulsion from Pency and has been paying his last dues to his liked instructors. At the dorm you meet Robert Ackley whom Holden dislikes with a passion. You are also introduced to Straddler, Holden's roommate, whom is going on a date with Jane tonight, one of Holden's old friends. Holden agrees to write a paper for Straddler while he is on the date and gets preoccupied in old memories of his dead brother Allie whom he loves dearly. When Straddler arrives back at the dorm, Ho