Mr. Antolini
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Mr. Antolini is Holden Caulfield’s former English teacher and a concerned, if ultimately unsettling, adult mentor figure in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Antolini canonical | 3 |
| Mr. Antolini (as a former teacher there) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Catcher in the Rye
ⓘ
The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ
surface form:
novel The Catcher in the Rye
|
| characterTrait |
caring
ⓘ
concerned ⓘ intelligent ⓘ perceptive ⓘ ultimately unsettling ⓘ |
| cityOfFictionalSetting | New York City ⓘ |
| concern |
Holden Caulfield’s future
ⓘ
Holden Caulfield’s mental health ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| effectOnHolden | causes Holden to flee the apartment ⓘ |
| employer | Elkton Hills School ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Catcher in the Rye
ⓘ
surface form:
The Catcher in the Rye (1951 novel)
|
| genreContext | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| givesHolden |
couch to sleep on
ⓘ
quotation about an intellectual man’s mark ⓘ speech about education ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
challenges Holden’s view of adults
ⓘ
complex adult figure ⓘ |
| notableAction | picks up James Castle’s body ⓘ |
| notableScene | Holden wakes to find him patting Holden’s head ⓘ |
| occupation |
English teacher
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| offers | advice to Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| perceivedByHolden |
kind
ⓘ
later suspicious ⓘ |
| relationshipToHoldenCaulfield |
adult confidant
ⓘ
former English teacher ⓘ |
| relationshipToJamesCastle | teacher who carried his body ⓘ |
| role | mentor to Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| sceneLocation | his New York City apartment ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs. Antolini ⓘ |
| student | Holden Caulfield ⓘ |
| teachesSubject | English ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
adolescent alienation
ⓘ
complexity of adult guidance ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mr. Antolini (as a former teacher there)