Mrs. Antolini

Mr. Antolini is the wife of Holden Caulfield's former teacher Mr. Antolini. She is kind and hospitable to Holden Caulfield, welcoming him into the Mr. Antolini home when he is in crisis. She is not a central figure in the narrative, but her presence as a seemingly good-natured woman highlights the ambiguity surrounding Mr. Antolini's later behavior toward Holden Caulfield. She represents a kind of conventional adult kindness and domesticity that is not necessarily phony, though Holden Caulfield is too preoccupied with his own concerns to fully appreciate her.