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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3632817 — 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: Whooton School Context triple: [Holden Caulfield, education, Whooton School]
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A.
Pomfret School
Pomfret School is a private, college-preparatory boarding and day high school known for its rigorous academics and scenic rural campus in northeastern Connecticut.
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B.
Holton-Arms School
Holton-Arms School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls known for its rigorous academics and leadership-focused education.
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C.
Belmont Hill School
Belmont Hill School is an independent all-boys college preparatory school in Belmont, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and strong athletic programs.
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D.
Wellesley High School
Wellesley High School is a public secondary school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, known for its strong academics and notable alumni including Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
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E.
Middlesex School
Middlesex School is a prestigious private coeducational boarding and day preparatory school in Concord, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and notable alumni.
- 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: Whooton School Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Pomfret School
Pomfret School is a private, college-preparatory boarding and day high school known for its rigorous academics and scenic rural campus in northeastern Connecticut.
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B.
Holton-Arms School
Holton-Arms School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls known for its rigorous academics and leadership-focused education.
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C.
Belmont Hill School
Belmont Hill School is an independent all-boys college preparatory school in Belmont, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and strong athletic programs.
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D.
Wellesley High School
Wellesley High School is a public secondary school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, known for its strong academics and notable alumni including Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
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E.
Middlesex School
Middlesex School is a prestigious private coeducational boarding and day preparatory school in Concord, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and notable alumni.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| 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
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whooton School Description of subject: 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.
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