Re: autograph
Bethany M. Edstrom (Bethany.M.Edstrom@Dartmouth.EDU)
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 20:22:27 -0400 (EDT)
--- You wrote:
You don't think this list has already done that? This list seems =
to have
become pretty self important. How would he view the endless =
nitpicking and
disection? In an effort to "discover" something new about his =
work, you grasp
at the most absurd ideas, eventually sapping any enjoyment from the
experience. Whatever happened to the amatuer reader?
--- end of quote ---
Define "the amateur reader." Is that someone who reads without =
considering what he is reading, without wanting to think about or =
discuss the material he reads? I know, I know, JDS says it is =
someone "who just reads and runs," or something, fine. Why are you =
on this list then, if you are so devoted to amateur reading. The =
difference between what we do here, self-important or not, and the =
machinations of the autograph seekers, is that we discuss =
Salinger's works within our own forum without trying to involve or =
pester Salinger the individual in any way.