Caulfield, the first-person narrator andof , is living in Southern
California, in an unspecified institution, probably a private hospital or retreat, while he
recalls the events that led up to his moving there. In that regard, the institution can be
considered one of the novels settings. On page 1, Holden refers to the "crumby place"
that "isnt too far . . . [from] Hollywood" where his brother lives; he is staying
there in order to "take it easy" after the "madman stuff" that had happened
around Christmas. On the novels last page, he mentions a "psychoanalyst."
Within Holdens narrative, one main setting is the prep school from which he has just
been expelled as the novel begins. On page 2, he names Pencey Prep, which is in Agerstown,
Pennsylvania.
Several other settings are located within Manhattan, the
borough of New York City where Holden lives with his family. In New York, there several settings
than can be considered primary,...
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