Chapter 2

.greets Mr. Spencer and his wife friendly; seem to be very close
.Mr. Spencer lectures him about school and his failures
-"life is a game, boy. life is a game that one plays according to the rules." Holden still needs to learn to play by the rules
-seems to like Holden but still failed him; read him horrible essay he handed in about Egyptians
-tells Holden to think about his future; he doesn't want to be lectured anymore so he interrupts and leaves