He didn't even care that he got kicked out and was glad he left.
Holden yells, "Sleep tight, ya morons!"
ask your mom.
Strip club
Robert Ackley is the annoying boy in the room next to Holden at Pency Prep.
Holden's roommate at pencey prep.
To begin with, Holden thinks the school is full of phonies. The principal is a phony because he only treats the wealthy-looking parents with respect. [That sentence is incorrect. In page 13-14, when Holden talks about his principal who only treats the wealthy parents with respect, he is referring to Mr. Haas of Elkton Hills, not Dr. Thurmer of Pencey Prep.] Lots of the students are phonies. Holden's also annoyed that the school has no girls, and he "like[d] to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around." [That quote is when Holden is on the hill looking at the football stadium in the beginning of the story. Pencey Prep is an all boys school.] He also complains that the school advertises its ability to take young boys and mold them into "splendid, clear-thinking young men", but Holden believes the school can't take credit for molding any of the boys, because the ones who graduate as good people were good people before they even enrolled. He is entirely disinterested in all his classes; he never applies himself; he hates his roommate (and his neighbor) [Holden doesn't necessarily hate Stradlater, his roommate, or Ackley, his neighbor. However, he both thinks they're phonies.]; and he's only passing one class -- English.
Mr. Spencer is Holden's former history teacher at Pencey Prep. Holden visits him before leaving Pencey because he wants to say goodbye and explain his decision to leave the school.
Stradlater was a senior at Pencey Prep. He was Holden's roommate
Mrs. Morrow recognizes Holden's school blazer and ties him to Pencey Prep based on their conversation about her son, Ernest. She assumes that Holden is also a Pencey student because of his knowledge of the school and his familiarity with her son.
Strip club
ask your mom.
Holden is attending Pencey Prep at the beginning of the story.
Holden Caulfield feels disconnected and critical of Pencey Prep. He finds the environment phony, feels alienated from his peers, and does not see the point of the strict rules and social hierarchy. Overall, he holds a negative view of the school.
Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of "The Catcher in the Rye", views Pencey Prep as a phony and superficial place. He criticizes the school for its lack of genuine relationships and its focus on appearances over substance. Throughout the novel, Holden expresses his disdain for the school and its student body.
Robert Ackley is the annoying boy in the room next to Holden at Pency Prep.
Holden decides to leave Pencey Prep and travel to New York City to escape his problems. He first goes to a hotel in the city to spend a few days before confronting his parents about leaving school.
Holden leaves Pencey Prep by sneaking out in the middle of the night without saying goodbye to anyone. He decides to leave without any formal farewells because he is disillusioned with the school and feels disconnected from his peers.
Holden's next neighbor at his dorm at Pencey Prep. has bad dental hygiene and he makes up lies about his sexual experience. Not really a ladies' man.