... he has saved up to go to New York for a while until it would be time for him to come home. Holden was kicked out of Pencey Prep School for not having the grades and this is not the first time this has occurred. He fears that his parents will be disappointed in him and because ... the publishing of this book. The events in The Catcher in the Rye are similar to the events in Salinger's live, such that he was frequently changing prep schools, and that he attended but never graduated from Columbia College. He refers to a young man that Holden knew from Columbia, hence the connection. Salinger...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Allie's death, Holden never seemed to recover. He became alone in his own cold world, where everyone was a "phony". Following his third expulsion from his third high school, Holden left his most recent ex-school, Pencey Prep, days before he was supposed to. He caught a train to New York and spent a few days in the city. "New York's terrible when somebody laughs on the ... ...

• Word Count: 1137
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School