He, up until now, attended a school named Pencey Preparatory School, in Angresown, Pennsylvania. He has been expelled from his school because he wasn't attentive enough, although he was the manager of the fencing team. The story starts off with him standing on the top of a hill next to his ex-school, watching a football game between his school and Saxon Hall, thinking about saying goodbye to Pencey and preparing to go over to his teacher, Mr. ... He makes up a terrible lie about how he is returning to New York in need of a brain tumor operation in order to justify his leaving Pencey early...

• Word Count: 4033
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School