Chapter 2

In this chapter Holden arrives at Mr. Spencer's house to say his good-bye's. He is first greeted at the door by Mrs. Spencer, and after they talk for a while Mr. Spencer gets out of the shower and begins talking to Holden in his towel. The whole time they are talking Mr. Spencer practically gives Holden the disappointment speech about his grades. Although Mr. Spencer likes Holden he kept reminding Holden that he flunked him and knew all along that he new nothing about History. Spencer even made him read his final paper out loud to let Holden know how stupid it sounded. Finally Holden decided that it was time to leave and go back to the dorm. 

I don't think it was very nice of Mr. Spencer to keep rubbing it in Holden's face that he flunked because obviously he knew that he did it. He was getting kicked out of that school for a reason. Although maybe Holden needed to be told by someone different than his parents that he needed to try harder at school and maybe Mr. Spencer could be his motivation.