Subject: Re: bananafish-digest V1 #277
From: George Ford (bf20455@binghamton.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 23 1997 - 22:25:29 GMT
Must subscribers to this list try to emulate
>JDS to the last detail, or perhaps *be* JDS himself?
>Again, so what? I happen to have fond memories of it, regardless of
>what the author may have thought. Does that deprive my observations
>of all value?
>
I had in mind something like literary commentary or
>interpretation. Is that permitted on the "bananafish" list, or must
>we all be content with the dedication you mention? Somehow I had the
>idea that this was a forum for those interested in JDS and his works.
>
>What pitfall? Exactly when or where does analysis become "over-
>analysis" of a piece of writing? Is Salinger's fiction so
>immediately communicative of its essence that it requires no analysis
>at all to discover meaning?
>
Here here, bravo, and yay. Well stated mostly, and I agree with you
whole-heartedly, but I think it's a little harsh and uncalled for to start
calling people stupid and retarded.
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