Plot Summary
• It is a story about a rebellious teenage schoolboy and his quixotic experiences in New York, taking place in December 1949.
• The story commences with Holden Caulfield describing encounters he has had with students and faculty of Pencey Prep in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. He criticizes them for being superficial, or, as he would say, “phony.” After being expelled from the school for his poor academic performance, Holden packs up and leaves the school in the middle of the night after a physical altercation with his roommate. He takes a train to New York but does not want to return to his family and instead checks into the dilapidated Edmont Hotel .
Plot Summary
• After leaving his parents' apartment, Holden then drops by to see a former, and much admired, English teacher, Mr. Antolini,and is offered advice on life and a place to sleep.