Subject: Re: starting over
Smmrs@aol.com
Date: Tue Apr 25 2000 - 17:21:49 EDT
interesting point. help whats the significance of the number 507?
also, i feel that the "feet" theme relates to the theory
that Seymour was never 'grounded'. he lived only from the head up, and thats why his hair was special and so was his brain
In a message dated Tue, 25 Apr 2000 3:47:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Catherine Marie" <tangerineness@hotmail.com> writes:
> Today I realized that the sophomores are starting F+Z. So, I had an idea. I
> would sit in on the class, since I had 4th period free and everything. And
> since I love the teacher. So I went, and she didn't have a problem with it,
> so I sat there and listened to her read bananafish to us, just like she did
> before we started it two years ago. I didn't say anything, since I know too
> much, maybe, but it was great to hear some first time people discussing it.
> The first comment was a question about what all the feet and ankles meant,
> from someone who pronounced Zooey, and Salinger wrong. They are at least
> observant of some things. And what came was very interesting, actually. They
> came to this idea that ankles are vulnerable (Achilles heel), and so being
> able to trust your ankles to someone shows incredible trust. Also, when
> Sybil and seymour snub the wave, the idea that maybe sybil sees seymour,
> thinks he is a bananafish, and then he realizes that he may be one when she
> says that. And one small note: guns have 6 barrels for 6 bananafish. I'm not
> sure if I'll keep going, but I might a little, just to get some new
> perspectives on things.
> Catherine
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