Antolini, he was one of Holden’s favorite teachers and the only one who truly gave a damn. Holden relives a memory of Mr. Antolini when a student committed suicide saying, "Old Mr. Antolini felt his pulse and all, and then he took off his coat and put it over James Castle and carried him all the way over to the infirmary. He didn't even give a damn if his coat got all bloody" (Salinger 94). Holden feels that Mr. Antolini is one of the few good adults left; who shows compassion, and he also is innocent in a way because he does not allow growing old to make him a bitter old man who does not care about anyone. As Holden said, Mr. Antolini was the only who cared when a student jumped out a window, he was the only one who tried to save him. Then when holden reaches out to him and is in need of help Mr. Antolini offers his home to Holden for him to stay there, something very few people would do and that shows the purity that is in Mr. Antolini and why Holden respects him and is his favorite
Antolini, he was one of Holden’s favorite teachers and the only one who truly gave a damn. Holden relives a memory of Mr. Antolini when a student committed suicide saying, "Old Mr. Antolini felt his pulse and all, and then he took off his coat and put it over James Castle and carried him all the way over to the infirmary. He didn't even give a damn if his coat got all bloody" (Salinger 94). Holden feels that Mr. Antolini is one of the few good adults left; who shows compassion, and he also is innocent in a way because he does not allow growing old to make him a bitter old man who does not care about anyone. As Holden said, Mr. Antolini was the only who cared when a student jumped out a window, he was the only one who tried to save him. Then when holden reaches out to him and is in need of help Mr. Antolini offers his home to Holden for him to stay there, something very few people would do and that shows the purity that is in Mr. Antolini and why Holden respects him and is his favorite