In the book Catcher In The Rye Salinger creates a very peculiar atmosphere which features the star character, Holden Caufield, as a young troubled boy and his relationships with many different characters that in their own way shape the kind of person that Holden is. In the book there are very few secondary characters that play a large role in the book. This is a great contrast to other books in which there are a couple major characters and the use of really small characters is not as prevalent. One secondary character that seldom appears in the book, but plays probably the biggest role in shaping Holden's life is Mr. Antolini. .
Mr. Antolini is Holden's former English teacher at the Elkton Hills School. However, he is now a teacher at New York University. He is young, clever, sympathetic, and likable, and Holden respects him. Holden sometimes finds him a bit too clever, but he looks to him for guidance. Mr. Antolini first appears in chapter 24. Mr. Antolini agrees with Holden that D.B. made the right choice by going out to California. Like many characters in the novel, Mr. Antolini drinks heavily. .
Mr. Antolini plays many different roles in Holden's life. He is a mentor, friend, and confidant. In general Holden Caufield's has little trust for older people and fake people. Mr. Antolini is the one adult who comes closest to reaching Holden. He manages to avoid alienating Holden, and being one of Holden's many "phonies," because he doesn't behave conventionally, but more in the way that Holden does. He doesn't speak to Holden in the persona of a teacher or authority figure, as Mr. Spencer does. He speaks to Holden in a friendly matter and is always there for him. He doesn't object to Holden's calling him in the middle of the night or to Holden's being drunk or smoking. Moreover, by opening his door to Holden, he shows no reservations about exposing himself, with his messy apartment, his older wife with her hair in curlers, and his own heavy drinking.
The last extreme situation is at Mr Antolini's house. As you can see in the fragment below, Mr Antolini is touching him while he is sleeping. ... Antolini. ... He thinks Mr. Antolini is a sincere person, but he gets disappointed because he thinks that Mr. ...
Holden is especially disappointed with the following characters-D.B., for his materialism, Stradlater, for his exploitation of women, and Mr. ... He has a conflict with Stradlater's character. ... Holden at first likes Mr. Antolini because he felt Antolini cared and was a good person. ... Antolini. ...
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, is characterized as an immature, opinionated, underachieving individual with severe emotional problems. ... Three people in his life force him to face his difficulties; Carl Luce, Holden's sister Phoebe, and Mr. ... The last person that forces Holden to face his emotional difficulties is Mr. ... Mr. ... Carl Luce, Phoebe, and Mr. ...
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye takes place largely in a boarding school by the name of Pencey Prep and New York City where the main character, Holden, subconsciously searches for a "wise old man figure" to help him through his troubles. ... Three men stand out as possibilities to play this invaluable part of "wise old man" in Holden's confused life, Holden's father, Mr. Caulfield, Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, Mr. Spencer, and finally, Holden's beloved English teacher from Elkton Hills, Mr. Antolini. ...
Holden Caulfield Holden is the protagonist and the narrator of the novel. He is a 16-year-old junior who has been expelled from Pencey Prep for academic failure. Holden is very intelligent, and sensitive, but he narrated the novel in a cynical and jaded tone. He thinks everyone is phony, and b...
Catcher in the Rye U.S. writer born in New York City, he began to publish short stories in the periodicals in 1940. After World War II, his stories, some based on his army experiences, appeared increasingly in the New Yorker. His entire literary output comprises 13 stories and novellas ...
Character Sketch A character sketch is a written description of a character in a story. ... Essay Project For this project, you will write a complete character sketch on a character from the novel you are studying in class. ... Project Steps: Rough character sketch done in class to get the brain reflecting on the characters in the novel written in class journal during class time. Character Bone Structure worksheet to be turned in with final copy of character sketch and check periodically Essay Outline to be turned in with final copy of character sketch and check periodically Essay Rough ...
The Catcher in the Rye Some may say that the main character of J.D. ... Another example of the main character's perversion is when he hired a prostitute named Sunny, and never actually accomplished anything. ... One last incident was when Caulfield was staying at his ex-teacher, Mr. Antolini's, house (which was very generous of Antolini), and when Holden was jolted awake because Antolini was patting his head and Holden immediately left Antolini's house, thinking that Antolini was being "flitty" and thinking to himself that "I know more damn perverts than anybody you've eve...
These characters represent the innocence of childhood. ... Holden meets Mr Antolini and he is given further guidance through his ordeal. ... When Mr Antolini refers to fall' he is talking about complete and utter mental and emotional breakdown. ... Mr Antolini then tells Holden that the key to escaping the fall is education. ... After almost completely omitting Mr Antolini's advice, Holden travels to Phoebe's school where he arranged to meat her. ...
