What is the relationship between Holden and Mr. Antolini?

One of the more controversial characters in the novel, Mr. Antolini was Holden’s favorite teacher at Elkton Hills. Holden admires and respects him because Antolini is not only intellectual and perceptive, but he has a heart.

How does Mr. Antolini upset and scare Holden?

How does Antolini upset and scare Holden? Mr. Antolini was stroking Holden’s head, and Holden thinks he is pulling a homosexual advance.

What kind of relationship do Mr and Mrs Antolini have?

They obviously have a close relationship because Mr. Antolini told him he could come over in the middle of the night.

What advice does Mr. Antolini give to Holden?

What advice did Mr. Antolini give Holden? “The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”

What exactly did Holden find Mr. Antolini doing?

Antolini claims it was nothing, but Holden believes Mr. Antolini is making a sexual advance and hurries out of the apartment.

What is Mr. Antolini worried about with Holden’s future?

Antolini resumes the discussion on a much more serious note. He tells Holden that he is worried about him because he seems primed for a major fall, a fall that will leave him frustrated and embittered against the rest of the world, particularly against the sort of boys he hated at school.

What fear does Mr. Antolini have for Holden?

The Lecture Antolini gives it to him straight. He is afraid that Holden is fighting so hard against the system that he is missing out on the experiences a good education can provide for him.

What excuse does Holden give Mr. Antolini for why he has to leave?

What excuse does Holden give Mr. Antolini for having to go to the train station to get his money? Holden says that he needs to go to the train station to get his money because it belongs to his mother.