In chapter 24, Holden goes over to Mr. Antolini's apartment and the two begin to talk. Holden knows Mr. Antolini from sometime ago, when he use to come over to dinner at Holden's house. After a while, he started to play tennis in Long Island at the West Side Tennis Club with Antolini and his wife. At the beginning of their talk, we can see that Mr. Antolini is offering some sympathetic talk to Holden for all of his troubles, probably the only adult who has offered any chance at some conversation. He begins to inquire about Holden's expulsion at Pencey Prep, which Holden replies with an answer with arguments of he disliked the rules and regulations. But after Holden explains all of this, he sees that his argument has got him anywhere and he begins to feel uncomfortable. After this, Mr. Antolini says that he is worried about Holden because he sees that Holden could be on the track for a major "fall",“I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of terrible, terrible fall.” He believes that Holden's "fall" will be due to the fact that he can't accept becoming an adult, and that if he goes to school that he will learn about different types of relationships with men and women, and that everyone takes the journey from childhood to adulthood. This chapter deals with a issue of a fall, which has come up in some of the later chapters. Another main component in the chapter was when Holden woke up and felt Mr. Antolini stroke his head. Holden then believes it was Mr. Antolini making a homosexual advance toward him and then fled the apartment. This was a very important part because now the only person that Holden could talk too, in his mind, is gone. If you were Holden right now, would you flee Mr. Antolini's apartment or would you talk to him? Why? Do you think he was making an advance on Holden? Before he made an advance on Holden, do you think Mr. Antolini was a good mentor for Holden? Why or Why not? Is Holden on the track of a major fall? Why?Sunday, May 13, 2012
Chapter 24: Holden and Mr. Antolini
In chapter 24, Holden goes over to Mr. Antolini's apartment and the two begin to talk. Holden knows Mr. Antolini from sometime ago, when he use to come over to dinner at Holden's house. After a while, he started to play tennis in Long Island at the West Side Tennis Club with Antolini and his wife. At the beginning of their talk, we can see that Mr. Antolini is offering some sympathetic talk to Holden for all of his troubles, probably the only adult who has offered any chance at some conversation. He begins to inquire about Holden's expulsion at Pencey Prep, which Holden replies with an answer with arguments of he disliked the rules and regulations. But after Holden explains all of this, he sees that his argument has got him anywhere and he begins to feel uncomfortable. After this, Mr. Antolini says that he is worried about Holden because he sees that Holden could be on the track for a major "fall",“I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of terrible, terrible fall.” He believes that Holden's "fall" will be due to the fact that he can't accept becoming an adult, and that if he goes to school that he will learn about different types of relationships with men and women, and that everyone takes the journey from childhood to adulthood. This chapter deals with a issue of a fall, which has come up in some of the later chapters. Another main component in the chapter was when Holden woke up and felt Mr. Antolini stroke his head. Holden then believes it was Mr. Antolini making a homosexual advance toward him and then fled the apartment. This was a very important part because now the only person that Holden could talk too, in his mind, is gone. If you were Holden right now, would you flee Mr. Antolini's apartment or would you talk to him? Why? Do you think he was making an advance on Holden? Before he made an advance on Holden, do you think Mr. Antolini was a good mentor for Holden? Why or Why not? Is Holden on the track of a major fall? Why?
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If i was Holden in Mr. Antolini's apartment i would have defiantly fled, considering the way he was patting/petting Holden while he was sleeping and when he awoke. That would have made me uncomfortable. I don't think Holden is on the track of a major fall, because i think he will end up succeeding in the end. I think before Mr. Antolini tried to advance on him he was being a good mentor but i believe it was all a plan to advance on him, not to actually mentor him.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in Holden's position, I don't think I would have fled. Sure, I would feel uncomfortable, but I would't flee. This is because Mr. Antolini is the only one Holden felt he could talk to, the only one he felt he could open up to. The fact that Holden would let that go for something that might have been a misunderstanding doesn't seem right. If I were Holden, I would at least talk to Mr. Antolini before leaving the apartment. I think that Mr. Antolini was actually a good mentor for Holden because he let Holden open up to him and be vulnerable. I do think that Holden is on the path of a major fall, especially since he fled from Mr. Antolini's apartment.
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