Catcher and The Rye - First chapter

The first chapter of 'The Catcher and The Rye' was very short and snappy, but that is what makes it interesting because the author tries to tell alot of thing in a short period of time. We learnt, in the first chapter that the main character goes to Pencey school and that he was kicked out, also his name is mentioned by his teacher's wife. His name is Holden. So basically the first chapter whizzes throught the most important parts of the story, to give the reader just a summary of how fast Holden lives his life?