Mr. Antolini - Holden's former English teacher at the Elkton Hills School. Mr. Antolini now teaches 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. Like many characters in the novel, he drinks heavily.
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Mr. Antonini is Holden's former English teacher at Pencey Prep in "The Catcher in the Rye." Holden visits Mr. Antonini before leaving school, seeking advice and a sense of connection. Holden looks up to Mr. Antonini as a mentor figure in a world that he finds phony and unfulfilling.
Mr. Spencer.
Mr. Haas is the headmaster at Pencey Prep, the school that Holden Caulfield attends in "The Catcher in the Rye." Holden dislikes Mr. Haas, finding him insincere and disliking his tendency to give long-winded speeches.
Mr. Thurmer is the headmaster at Pencey Prep, the school that Holden Caulfield attends in "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Holden has a meeting with Mr. Thurmer at the beginning of the novel, where he is criticized for his poor academic performance.
The smell of Vicks VapoRub permeates Mr. Spencer's home in "Catcher in the Rye." It is a distinctive smell that Holden Caulfield associates with sickness and old age.
Mr. Spencer makes Holden read his essay on Egyptians in "The Catcher in the Rye." He then discusses the essay's theme of how the Egyptians prepared for the afterlife by mummifying themselves.
Mr. Antolini gives Holden advice in Chapter 24 of "The Catcher in the Rye." He offers guidance and insight to Holden about life, relationships, and growing up.
Nothing. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel, not a polemic.
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
The rye is a field!
Selma Thurmer is the wife of Mr. Spencer, who is Holden Caulfield's history teacher at Pencey Prep in the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. She is described as a friendly and amiable woman who greets Holden warmly when he goes to visit Mr. Spencer.
The Catcher in the Rye was created on 1951-07-16.
Catcher In The Rye is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield.