Holden Caufield is a self-proclaimed excellent liar who hates phony people. He just recently failed out of Pencey Prep, and this failure is just one in a string of failures. He knows that his parents will be receiving a letter in the next few days, telling them that Holden failed once again. He also knows that they will be upset with him, but he has been there before.

Holden, the narrator of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye decides to leave school early after learning that his roommate went on a date with Jane Gallagher, a girl that once lived next door to Holden. He makes an impulsive decision to spend his last few days before the inevitable confrontation with his parents in New York City.