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Universal Theme: Fear/Need 4 Change

Characters: 

• Holden: He goes over to Mr Antolini's house to talk with him and to stay the night. They talked while drinking coffee about Holden's "life" problems. Then holden fell asleep in the couch because he had an headache but the he waked up while being patted in the head by Mr Antolini it was an awkward situation, Holden decided to leave, he didn't know what to think about him anymore.
• Mr Antolini: Kind wise man that listens and gives advice to Holden, he is married to Lillian that is a kind old woman. Everything goes awkward and turns out wrong when Holden woke up with him patting his head.

Plot: Holden leaves his parents house to go stay the night at Mr Antolini's place, Mr and Mrs Antolini greet him warmly. Holden and Mr Antolini drink come coffee while talking about Holden's problems and questions but the conversation was cut short because Holden wanted to sleep because he has a headache, he was sleeping in the couch when suddenly he realises that Mr Antolini was patting his head while he was sleeping, Holden freaks out and gets out of the house as fast as he can, it was a very awkward situiation. 

Point of View:

Holden: He is scared that when he's old he will hate everything and that no one will like him.

Mr Antolini: Intelectual, he has an older wife and they kiss a lot in public he tells holden "The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one".

Symbols, Allusions, Patterns: 

Coffee : caffeine = Not sleep =  insomnia = paranoia = FEAR 

Cigarette : Drug& Not a Kid = Try to make him drunk = Forget what happened = Lose of Memory = Possibility that Mr. Antolini commit a perfect crime = FEAR

 (P.197 : 'I didn't feel much like going into it. I was feeling sort of dizzy or something, and I had a helluva headache all of a sudden. I really did.)

Conversation about {Holden's Family : Personal life & Family information = Know Holden's Family tree = Know where they live = Know who is isolated =  Possible Violation of other Caulfields = FEAR

Touch Holden's Head : Instant & Direct Violation = FEAR