Expulsion as a Positive; Is School Fair?
In "the Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger two key instances showcase 'the system' used to kick boys out of private all-boys prep schools. The first is at the very beginning of the story. The main character, Holden Caulfield, refuses to apply himself at Pencey Prep, his school at the beginning of the story. Since he fails in every class except English, he is expelled. Then, near the end of the story, Holden tells the reader, through unique second person narration, about a few guys who got expelled when Holden was at Elkton Hills. The leader of the group was Phil Stabile. Stabile and his friends threatened a boy named James Castle, after he "called... [Stabile] a very conceited guy"(Salinger 188). They locked Castle in his room and hurt him in a very "repulsive" way, but Castle still wouldn't take back what he said (Salinger 188). Castle ultimately jumped out the window, and Stabile and his friends got expelled for inadvertently causing ...