Holden Caulfield is a troubled teenager overwhelmed by life's difficulties and the new responsibilities he must take on, along with his disturbing and traumatizing past. Holden's difficulties become unbearable, leading to severe mental breakdowns and a growing distrust of society and people - even close friends - forcing him to retreat to a mental rehabilitation institution to recover. Holden's mental instability is a direct result of the Elkton Hills incident and is prevalent during the times of Allie's death, his summer with Jane Gallagher, his stay with Mr. Antolini, and the carousel ride with Phoebe. Rebel: He continually flunks out of his preparatory colleges and has difficulty finding out that Antonini was Holden's former English teacher when Holden attended Elkton Hills. Mr. Antolini was the teacher who picked up James Castle's body and took it to the infirmary, which no other person was willing to do. After hearing that Holden had been expelled from Pencey Prep, Holden recalls how “He told me to come right away if I felt like it” (Salinger, 174). With nowhere else to go, Holden accepts the invitation and heads to Mr. Antolini's house, a place he describes as “this really swanky apartment on Sutton Place” (Salinger, 180). Mr. Antolini is very thoughtful to Holden and gives him advice to do better and keeps reminding Holden that he has to find his place in society because he doesn't have much time left. Since Holden arrived at Mr. Antolini's house very late at night, he provides Holden with a place to sleep. Moments before Holden goes to sleep, Mr. Antolini tells Holden “Goodnight, handsome” (Salinger, 191). Holden initially pays no attention to this remark and prepares to sleep, but realizes that Mr. Antolini had not provided him with pajamas and so he had to sleep in his underwear alone. Once again, Holden pays no attention to this until later that evening, when the touch of Holden's forehead is the epitome of his fear of being raped again. Was raped at school with Mr. Antolini - Elkton Hills. Holden and Mr. Antolini were close friends and often went to dinner at Holden's house. It is very likely that Holden was reacting to this situation out of fear and that Mr. Antolini was simply a caring teacher concerned about his former student who lost his beloved brother Allie in hopes of preventing another James Castle incident: suicide. Nonetheless, Holden reveals how “When something kinky [sic] like that happens, I start sweating like a bastard. Things like this have happened to me about twenty times since I was a child. (Salinger, 193). Holden is predisposed to overdo it, but it is very possible that these twenty times may be overreactions to his interactions with people as he is not yet able to cope due to the rape he suffered in Elkton Hills. Holden's inability to distinguish between his emotions leads to his breakdown when he sees Phoebe at the