shares
many details about , his history
teacher, whom he visits at the teacher's home. Holden decides
to vist Mr.
Spencer because he liked as much as he could like any adult. All sorts of
nose
drops surround Mr. Spencer in his living room, and Holden deeply regrets
having to see his
teacher wearing a bathrobe or picking his nose for that
matter. The worst comes when Holden
feels "a lecture coming on," and Spencer
inquires "What's the matter with you,
boy? (Ch. 2).
Then
Mr. Spencer pulls the ultimate dirty trick on Holden. He
pulls out Holden's
latest essay on the Egyptians and reads its aloud, right down to Holden's
self-degrading note:
"I know this is junk, so
it's
OK if you flunk me, don't worry about it" (Ch. 2).
Holden feels that Spencer's lecture is
condescending and full of cliches. He is
disappointed that Spencer would
stoop so low to embarrass him by reading his horrid essay, but
ultimately
concludes that Spencer must care about him to do so.
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