At the beginning of the novel Holden is at Pencey Prep boarding school he is soon to leave as a result of his failing consistently and a lack of application to his studies. ... Holden feels Pencey Prep is full of "phony's", "fake", "boring" and "trivial". ... At Pencey Prep Holden has no real friends in whom he can confide or even relate to and this in turn has significant effects as Holden is emotionally independent . ... At Pencey prep Holden is has no real friends now any sense of belonging therefore despite his obvious intellectual abilities we see a lack of motivation or enjoyment o...

• Word Count: 1661
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The story starts off at Pencey Prep, Holden's present school at which he was flunking out of. ... There he was visited by Robert Ackley whom he disliked with a great passion, however he still had a conversation with him about school matters. ... After the fight that Holden had with Stradlater, he attempted, without success, to befriend Ackley, for he didn't want to leave Pency Prep without a friend. ... Inevitably, Holden decided to leave Pencey early and stay in New York until the day that he intended to arrive at home had approached. On the train ride to New York Holden met...

• Word Count: 1454
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Bouncing around from various prep schools, failing out of most of them, Salinger finally settled down at Valley Forge Military Academy. ... Also, "Holden Caulfield moves from prep school to prep school, is threatened with military school, and knows an older Columbia student, among other similarities." ... Holden Caulfield, the protagonist and narrator, is a sixteen year-old junior at Pencey Prep. ... Expelled from Pencey Prep for academic failure, Holden decides to leave for good after an argument between him and his roommate Stradlater. ... Holden's parents have arranged for him to atten...

• Word Count: 2498
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School