8. Why does Holden deicide to stay at Mr.Antolini's home?

I believe that Holden decided to stay at Mr.Antolini's home because he see's similarities between himself and his teacher. Holden's first meeting with Mr.Antolini was when he went to Elkton Hills, where Mr.Antolini was his teacher in English. Although Mr.Antolini is young, his health isn't perfect, he ruins it with smoking and heavy drinking, just as Holden does. 'He was about the best teacher I ever had, Mr.Antolini. He was a pretty young guy, not much older than my brother D.B, and you could kid around with him without losing respect for him.' This was how Holden describes Mr.Antolini before the night when he sleeps over at the Antolini's. Although Holden felt comfortable enough to stay the night at Mr.Antolini's house, he had a change in mind through out the night. In the middle of the night Holden wakes up finding Mr.Antolini patting him on the head. Holden finds this very awkward and rather strange so he quickly comes up with an excuse to leave the house in the middle of the night. Suddenly, Holden starts to think that Mr.Antolini is a pervert. I think that Holden has a hard time dealing with the fact that Mr.Antolini behaved so strange, he's confused and doesn't really know what to believe. Whether or not Mr.Antolini was a pervert, this act had an impact on their relationship, and Holden felt betrayed once again.