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Sally- Holden goes out on a date with this girl, whose pretentious mannerisms and

affections Holden dislikes. Despite his contempt for her, Holden asks her to run away
with him to New England, where they can live in a cabin in the wilderness together.

Mr. Antolini- Holden's former English teacher at Elkton Hills who now teaches at NYU,
Mr. Antolini allows Holden to stay with him and his wife after Holden leaves his home.
He tells Holden that he is headed for a fall and that he envisions Holden dying nobly for
an unworthy cause. However, Holden awakes to find Mr. Antolini touching his head,
which Holden interprets as a homosexual advance, and quickly leaves him.
Showed how he was losing it—he couldn’t trust anyone and that they were
phonies

Ernest Morrow- According to Holden, Ernest is "the biggest bastard that ever went to
Pencey." Holden meets his mother on the train to New York and lies about how popular
and respected Ernest is at Pencey.

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