Elkton Hills School
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Elkton Hills School is a fictional private prep school in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as one of the institutions Holden Caulfield criticizes and leaves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elkton Hills School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3632816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elkton Hills School Context triple: [Holden Caulfield, education, Elkton Hills School]
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A.
Peter Woodbury School
Peter Woodbury School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Bedford, New Hampshire community.
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B.
West District School
West District School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Farmington, Connecticut.
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C.
Hillsdale High School
Hillsdale High School is a public secondary school located in San Mateo, California, known for its innovative small learning communities and strong college-preparatory programs.
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D.
Ellis High School
Ellis High School is a public secondary school serving students in the small rural community of Ellis, Kansas.
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E.
Huddleston Elementary School
Huddleston Elementary School is a public primary school in Fayette County, Georgia, serving early-grade students in the local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elkton Hills School Target entity description: Elkton Hills School is a fictional private prep school in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as one of the institutions Holden Caulfield criticizes and leaves.
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A.
Peter Woodbury School
Peter Woodbury School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Bedford, New Hampshire community.
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B.
West District School
West District School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Farmington, Connecticut.
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C.
Hillsdale High School
Hillsdale High School is a public secondary school located in San Mateo, California, known for its innovative small learning communities and strong college-preparatory programs.
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D.
Ellis High School
Ellis High School is a public secondary school serving students in the small rural community of Ellis, Kansas.
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E.
Huddleston Elementary School
Huddleston Elementary School is a public primary school in Fayette County, Georgia, serving early-grade students in the local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional boarding school
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fictional educational institution ⓘ fictional private school ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
alienation
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critique of prep schools ⓘ disillusionment with institutions ⓘ phoniness in adult society ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiteraryCharacter |
Mr. Antolini
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surface form:
Mr. Antolini (as a former teacher there)
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| attendedByFictionalCharacter | Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| educationLevel | prep school ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Catcher in the Rye
ⓘ
surface form:
The Catcher in the Rye (1951 novel)
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| genreOfWorkContext |
coming-of-age novel
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasReputationInNarrative |
hypocritical environment
ⓘ
phony ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkContext | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
The Catcher in the Rye
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surface form:
The Catcher in the Rye universe
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| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentionedByNarrator | Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
background to Holden Caulfield’s expulsion history
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illustrates Holden Caulfield’s pattern of leaving schools ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | former school of the protagonist ⓘ |
| reasonForLeavingByHolden |
disgust with phoniness
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perceived hypocrisy of people there ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pencey Prep
ⓘ
surface form:
Pencey Prep (another fictional school in the same novel)
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| roleInCharacterBackstory | previous school before Pencey Prep ⓘ |
| schoolType |
boarding prep school
ⓘ
private prep school ⓘ |
| studentCharacter | Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elkton Hills School Description of subject: Elkton Hills School is a fictional private prep school in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as one of the institutions Holden Caulfield criticizes and leaves.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.