Holden's character: chapters 1-4

When I first got introduced to Holden in chapters 1-4, he seemed to me that he did not care about his future. He also seemed to be a careless person because he left all of his team's fencing gear on the subway. I know that he has gotten kicked out of his current prep school and has spoken to Mr. Spencer about how he feels about he being kicked out and all. I felt depressed when I started to read this book but I figured out that he is just crying for attention.