Summary of What Happened in Each Chapter of the Novel The Catcher in the Rye

Synopsis of What Happened in Each Chapter of the Novel The Catcher in the Rye Synopsis of What Happened in Each Chapter of the Novel The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye Chapters Holden Caulfield retells the tale of his adolescence from a rest home as an elderly person. As a youthful teenager, he is suspended from Pencey Prep school. He goes to his old educator Mr. Spencers house, where he is welcomed. Holden converses with Mr. Spencer, who advises him that he failed him from his history classes, and advises him that life is a game that you need to play the standards to so as to succeed. Holden is bothered by Ackley, an aggravating understudy who disturbs Holden with his poor cleanliness. Ackley doesn't leave until Stradlater, Holdens flat mate, appears. Holden takes note of that Stradlater is spotless cut and still a mystery good-for-nothing, while Ackley is all the more transparently so. Holden gets desirous of Stradlater taking Jane Gallagher out on the town. Holden begins a snowball battle; later, he begins a paper Stradlater approached him to compose for him. He expounds on a mitt that helps him to remember an old companion Allie, who passed on years back, however whom Holden still misses. Stradlater returns from his date with Jane, and gets into a battle with Holden as opposed to enlighten him regarding how the date went; Holden is unmistakably envious and furious that Stradlater is dating Jane. As yet stewing about Jane and Stradlater, Holden chooses to get together and leave for New York immediately. He gets got together and hollers out Sleep tight, ya idiots! before at last leaving Pencey for good. At the train station, Holden shockingly gets together with the mother of another schoolmate. In spite of the way that he doesn't care for him, he deceives her and discloses to her sure things about him, lying about his own name. When he shows up at Penn Station, he decides not to call anybody, and rather goes to the Edmont Hotel. Turned on by the things he sees on the taxi ride there, he attempts to call Faith Cavendish so as to get laid, yet she will not meet him right at that point. At the Edmont, he goes down to the Lavender Room and attempts to purchase a beverage; in any case, he can't figure out how to do as such. He endeavors to play with three more established ladies, yet they are neutral by him. He gets disheartened and leaves in the wake of getting them drinks. Holden contemplates Jane and his history with her. Since living nearby to one another as kids, he has conveyed a light for her, yet her damaging stepfather damages her and makes her tragic. Holden goes to Ernies, a dance club, and meets different individuals en route, including the irate taxi driver, and Lillian, a young lady whom his sibling DB used to date, leaving the dance club. Returning to the Edmont, discouraged, he ponders his weakness. He envisions reprimanding the individual who took his gloves back at Pencey; he at that point attempts to compensate for it by requesting a whore from the lift administrator. This is fruitless, as he is excessively bothered. Holden thinks back further about his adolescence with Alice, however is hindered with the concierge, who requests the additional cash he owed the whore. He is beaten and taken from, and he just envisions facing the lift administrator. Holden has a date with Sally Hayes, which he sets for soon thereafter. Having breakfast, he converses with certain nuns, whom he offers cash to out of a feeling of commitment, later lamenting that he doesnt have that cash for the date. Holden purchases a record for Phoebe, and decides to call Jane, however doesn't break through to her. He purchases passes to the performance center for his date with Sally; he at that point thinks back about his outdated outings. Holden goes on his date with Sally, and goes to the performance center with her. After her playing with other men, Holden blows up, and in the end berates her, making her cry. He leaves the date without her. After the date, Holden goes to Radio City Music Hall and is neutral by both the Rockettes stage appear and the film that plays there. At the Wicker Bar later, he ponders the military and how he would not have any desire to be there, meeting Luce. Holden contemplates his companion Luce, a more seasoned kid from school who was in every case explicitly distracted when they were more youthful, however then wouldn't discuss it. Luce proposes that Holden needs therapy. Holden becomes inebriated at the bar and calls Sally Hayes late around evening time, driving her crazy. He continues to play with different young ladies at the bar. He breaks the record he bought for Phoebe in Central Park, and chooses to head home. Heading off to his familys loft, Holden sneaks in and discovers Phoebe, awakening her. They make up for lost time, however then mollusks up with him in the wake of acknowledging he ought not be home. Subsequent to getting Phoebe to keep conversing with him, he clarifies the motivation behind why school sucks and why he failed out of his classes. Phoebe and Holden examine the issue of their dead companion Allie, and Holden mulls over what he may truly desire. Holden calls his English educator, Mr. Antolini, and examines plans to meet him. Spending time with Phoebe more, he avoids his returning guardians, and escapes the loft to move west all alone. Holden goes to Mr. Antolinis spot, and converses with him about his ejection from Pencey. Mr. Antolini gets down on him about his unmistakable negativity and his inclination to deviate. Antolini is stressed over Holden in light of the fact that he is going to self-destruct or hit base; Holden gets cautious about that, however Antolini demands that he isn't prepared for the outside world. He attempts to rest at Antolinis place, yet surges out subsequent to accepting that Antolini is making a go at him. Holden goes to Grand Central Station to leave, yet chooses to meet Phoebe at the Museum of Art and bid farewell to her. Phoebe rather requests to go with him, yet he can't; they go to the zoo rather for one last great memory. Holden goes to the rest home in the wake of becoming ill, from which he will go to another school in the fall; it is left vague regarding whether he will make changes throughout his life.