R: R: - IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION- 'old'
Annalisa Baicchi (baicchi@ats.it)
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:33:59 +0200
THANK YOU ROBERT,YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
Holden references to Fitzgerald at the end of the 18th chapter and he says
'Old Gatsby'!!!
Can you tell me the title of one short story about the Glass kids where JDS
uses 'old'?
My idea was that the use of 'old' could entail a sort of diminutive like
'little' because I've been told that the English language sometimes uses
this linguistic device to denotate the dimension of an object or to convey
the attitude of the speaker towards the object or person he/she is speaking
about, a sort of positive or negative connotation, I mean. I didn't think
of Fitzgerald but your suggestion is a very good one. I'll look for the
occurrences of 'old' in the Great Gatsby and i'll try to compare them with
the occurrences of the same item in the Catcher.
ROBERT, YOU'RE GREAT, THANK YOU AGAIN
IF, BY ANY CHANCE, SOMEONE ELSE HAS OTHER IDEAS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
SEE YOU
Annalisa
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> Da: Win Boogie <WinBoogie@aol.com>
> A: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
> Oggetto: Re: R: An Introduction - IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
> Data: lunedì 13 aprile 1998 21.54
>
> In a message dated 98-04-13 13:40:02 EDT, you write:
>
> << Why does he make so large use of the word "old": old Phoebe, old
> Maurice, old cap and the like? >>
> Doesn't this come directly from Gatsby? I think holden says something
like,
> " i just love all that old sport stuff" Salinger paying homage to
Fitzgerald,
> was what I always took it as. Isn't there a passage where he references
both
> Ring Lardner and Fitzgerald in relation to DB? I can't find it, and my JD
> interest resides with those snotty Glass kids anyway ( that's a playful
jab
> for you Brendan) So my copy of Catcher is not underlined or marked in
anyway.
> Now if anyone needs an inventory of the Glass family medicine cabinet....
> Robert