When Allie died, Holden slept in the garage, he didn't want to go into the house. He broke all the windows in the garage, breaking his hand, which still hurts three years later.
Holden should have received therapy three years ago, he didn't get the help he needed and has since failed out of every private high school that he attended.
Holden has also been influenced by Jane Gallagher, his dream girl. He met Jane when they were in Maine and each had a summer home there. Holden and Jane were very close, they shared their troubled lives, Jane's crazy step-father and the death of Holden's brother. He feels deeply for Jane, very protective, but never calls her.
At Pencey Prep, Holden rooms with Ward Stradlater, who puts up with him, but is not his friend. Stradlater influences Holden's state of emotional and mental health when he goes out with Jane Gallagher.
In Chapter 6 Holden confronts Stradlater about his date with Jane and they get into a fist fight. After this, Holden feels that he must physically leave Pencey Prep and he sneaks out of school, before he is supposed to, and goes to New York City.
Holden does not go home, he can't, he doesn't want to face his parents who don't seem to see that Holden is in a great deal of personal emotional pain.
Holden's encounter with various characters like Maurice the pimp, who beats him up in the hotel and the girls in the Lavender Room all bring him down emotionally.
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