Chapter summaries of Catcher in the Rye

The second chapter of the book mentions the actual conversation between Holden Caulfield and Mr. Spencer. Mr. Spencer, sick as he is, tries to lecture Holden about how his life is a game and how he should start caring about his future. He also tries to explain why he made Holden fail

The next day Holden calls Sally Hayes, a girl who goes to Mary A. Woodruff School. He talks about her seeming smart at fist because of her vast knowledge on literature and theatre but if you get to know her she isn’t actually all that smart. He makes a date to meet her and she keeps on going on and on on the phone about things that don’t really interest him. After they hang up he mentions his parents and what they do. He tells that his father is a wealthy corporation attorney and that his mother hasn’t been all that well ever since Allie died. He goes to the Grand Central station and goes somewhere to eat breakfast. There he sees two nuns going in with cheap suitcases. That reminds him of his roommate at Elkton Hills, Dick Slage, who also had cheap suitcases. He started up a conversation with the nuns, he donated some money and, after talking about “Romeo and Juliet” with the wonders what they think about all the romance.

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