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."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Catcher in the Rye
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
creator J. D. Salinger
effectOnHolden causes Holden to flee the apartment
employer Elkton Hills School
firstPublicationContext 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 (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Catcher in the Rye
character

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