Holden’s fall seems to begin at an early age, since he refers to his early days as “my lousy childhood” (Salinger, 1). He is very vague about his childhood, however, because his parents are very touchy when it comes to personal information. The story he is telling starts with him on a hill. He is trying to say goodbye to his school, Pencey Prep., since he was expelled. Of course, it was Holden’s own fault since he failed everything except English. The fall starts to pick up speed with that blow. He is ruining his education, one of the things you really need to be successful in life. He then tells us that he was the equipment manager of the fencing team and when they were going to another school for a meet, he left all the equipment on the subway. By doing that, he probably lost the trust of the team, although it did not seem to affect him much. Later on, Holden goes to see his history teacher, Mr. Spencer, who is sick. During their conversation, Mr. Spencer as

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