#1;(Catcher)

The story starts off with main character, Holden, telling us that he's not going to tell us about his semi rough childhood. He then begins to tell us about his time at Pencey Prep and how he got kicked out. He's standing on top of a hill next to a cannon, looking down at a football game, but not really watching it. He says how he's the manager of the fencing team and lost the equipment on the subway that morning and the entire team was mad at him. He stands there, trying to feel something, so he can say goodbye. He then remembers a time when he was throwing a football, even after it got dark, until a teacher yelled at them to get ready for dinner. After remembering this, he turns around and starts running to Mr. Spencer's house.