He is very open and doesn't mislead people about the kind of person that he really is. Mr. Antolini gives really good advice to Holden about applying himself to his studies. He recognizes that Holden is a different person then most people, and he confirms Holden's suffering and confusion by suggesting that one day they may be worth writing about, which is exactly what Holden does as he explains his strange three days. One Strange quote that Mr. A gives Holden is "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." He shows Holden that education is not as a path of conformity but as a means for Holden to find himself and to find the ideas that are most appropriate to him. This is a very unconventional approach and a reason why Holden likes Mr. Antolini. Mr. Antolini has stayed close to Holden's parents saying that he "Had lunch with Holden's father a couple of weeks ago." Mr. Antolini "was the only person who ever got close to James Castle.".
Mr. Antolini opens up Holden's eyes to accept all sorts of people even if they are different from Holden. The relevance that Holden gets from Mr. Antolini is the most evident towards the end of chapter 23 Mr. Antolini teaches Holden the greatest value that Holden probably learns in the book. He does something very strange when Mr. Antolini is rubbing Holden's forehead as he sleeps, this was most likely just a display of concern and affection because he genuinely cares for Holden. Since there is little evidence to suggest that he is making a sexual approach, as Holden first thinks, and it is very evident that Holden misinterprets his action as being something that is wrong. Holden earlier indicates in Chapter 19 that he is extremely nervous around "Flits" and that he worries about suddenly becoming one. In the life of Holden he recoils from a physical approach a couple of times in the story.
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. ...
