Whooton School
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Whooton School is a fictional preparatory school in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as one of the institutions from which Holden Caulfield is expelled.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horace Green Preparatory School | 1 |
| Whooton School canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional educational institution
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fictional school ⓘ prep school ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
alienation of adolescents
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critique of elite schooling ⓘ failure and expulsion in education ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| educationLevel | preparatory school ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Catcher in the Rye
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surface form:
The Catcher in the Rye (1951 novel)
|
| genreOfWork |
bildungsroman
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ |
| hasReputationInStory | place where Holden struggles academically and socially ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentionedByNarrator | Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
institution from which Holden Caulfield is expelled
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one of Holden Caulfield’s former schools ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
The Catcher in the Rye
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surface form:
The Catcher in the Rye universe
|
| settingOf | episodes in Holden Caulfield’s backstory ⓘ |
| studentCharacter |
Carl Luce
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Holden Caulfield ⓘ Mr. Antolini’s former students ⓘ Richard Kinsella ⓘ |
| targetStudents | boys preparing for higher education ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Horace Green Preparatory School