Allie's death. Holden's frequent references to Allie allow one to conclude that the theme of the suffering of the innocent is very nearly as pronounced in Catcher as it is in the Kolia story. There is a further connection between the two works in the advice given to the two boys by their mentors. Mr. Antolini, fearing that Holden will die nobly, "one way or another, for some highly unworthy cause", cites the following cautionary words written by the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Stekel: "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." (188/244) Kolia, meanwhile, has expressed envy of Dmitrii, who "will perish an innocent victim for truth." He declares to Alesha, "Oh, if I, too, could sacrifice myself some day for truth!" Alesha replies: "But not in such a cause, not with such disgrace and such horror!" (728/ XIV:190) In other remarks to Kolia (see 528/XIV:504) Alesha also seems to anticipate some of the speeches of Mr. Antolini to Holden. There are three areas of similarity between the Kolia story and Catcher that together especially point to a likely influence of the former on the latter. The first, which has already been touched upon, is the theme of children, presented as the focal point for contemplating both the unjustified suffering of humanity and the hope of salvation for all men. The second is a more particular examination