Finch refers to college life as an overpriced bacchanalia, referring to the Roman festivals celebrating Bacchus, the Roman God of wine, agriculture, and fertility.
Bacchus is also associated with art and the theatre, so his festivals were celebrated with great enthusiasm and revelry.
Bear chews on a Bontoni shoe. Bontoni is an Italian manufacturer of handmade men's shoes; a typical pair costs roughly $1000, and is made to measure.