The main character, Holden, comes to his home located in Ossenburger Hall. In his room, he reads the book named Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen. However, Ackley, who lives in next door, enters in his room and starts to interrupt him. Ackley is a rude and annoying boy who think he is the best person in the world. He keeps wandering around Holden and asks annoying questions. At that time, Ackley also annoys him by cutting his fingernail on the floor. At that time, Holden's roommate, Stradlater, famous and handsome guy, comes into the room and Ackley quickly goes to his room back. Stradlater and Holden goes to the bathroom and Stradlater shaves for his date. Even though Stradlater is clean young man outwardly, his actual room is dirty. He asks Holden for help his English homework while he is dating with Jane Gallagher, a girl who Holden also knows and also has pretty favorable feelings to her. Holden remembers her exactly. He is disappointed when Jane will date with Stradlater. He also wants to say hello to her but gives up. After Stradlater goes out with a jacket that burrows from Holden, Ackley comes back to Holden's room and squeezes his pimples.
1. compulsory - something that you should accept because it is the law
It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets
2. disturbance - an incident in which people behave violently in public
He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game
3. peculiar - something that strange and unusual, sometimes used in an unpleasant way
I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before
4. horsing - jumps around and makes noise like a horse
Those boys who are always horsing around with each other annoy me
5. groping - try to find something by moving your hands around in order to feel it
He groped around in the dark for his other sock
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