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Dick Slagle is Holden's roommate at Elkton Hills School.
Elkton Hills is first mentioned by Holden Caulfield early in the novel when he recalls his time spent there before attending Pencey Prep. He reflects on his friendships and experiences at Elkton Hills as he wanders around New York City.
Holden had been in - and failed out of - several prep schools, that he called "The Whooton School", and "Elkton Hills", and at the start of the book, he is in the process of failing out of "Pency Prep". The school names are fictitious, though "Pency Prep" is a thinly disguised version of Valley Forge Military.
Holden gives two reasons for leaving Elkton Hills: he dislikes the pretentiousness and phoniness of the people there, and he was expelled for failing his classes. He also mentions feeling alienated from his peers at the school.
No. Just a fancy-sounding name for a school Salinger picked out to covey how Holden was always very privileged and went to expensive schools.
He says that he was "surrounded by phonies".
Holden said " One of the biggest reasons why I left Elkon Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies."
Holden's reason for leaving Elkton Hills School, which was the hypocrisy and superficiality of the people there, demonstrates his sensitivity to authenticity and genuine connections. He values sincerity and struggles with the phoniness he perceives in others, showing his deeper emotional understanding of human nature. This decision to leave reflects his desire for honesty and his difficulty in navigating relationships based on societal norms.
Holden believed that everyone was a phony. The principal, Mr. Haas, at Elkton Hills school would always go around during parent conferences and talk to all of the parents for a lengthy amount of time but if your parents were funny looking he'd barely give them the time of day. Holden said it drove him crazy, it made him so depressed he'd go crazy.
Academies Holden Caulfield was kicked out of in the J.D. Salinger classic Catcher in the Rye.
Saint Mary's Academy, an all girl private school in Chery Hills Village, Colorado.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, public schools In the 7th grade he transferred to a private college preparatory school.