... to make money and wanted him to have a secure job with high social status. He also wanted him to some day take over the family business of importing and processing European meats and cheeses. When his father died he didn't bother to attend the funeral, nor even tell his girlfriend. After flunking out of McBarney School (1932-1934) in New York ... he moved into the bunk hose a few days later. At Valley Forge, he was the manager of the fencing team, just as was Holden in The Catcher in the Rye. Unlike Holden, however, Salinger did well at the military academy and enjoyed it. He was fond o...

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