Subject: antiquarian
From: Scottie Bowman (rbowman@indigo.ie)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 04:03:04 GMT
On the local Irish radio here the other day I listened to
a not-very-well-informed discussion marking the anniversary
of the Catcher.
But one of the speakers was making great play of
of the 'subversiveness' with which the book was tarred
when it came out - during the Red scares of McCarthy
& so on. Many of his fellow countrymen, apparently,
labeled Holden a crypto-commie.
This is understandable in the light of his sentimental
feeling for all the underdogs of the world. But in other
ways - his terrible fastidiousness, his scepticism about human
perfectibility, his weakness for lost causes, his fundamental
pessimism - he sounds like a dyed in the wool conservative.
Which prompts my question: did Holden read any history?
And what about his grandchildren? Many of you have
strong feelings about politics. They say even professional
politicians nowadays know no history.
Do YOU read any history?
Scottie B.
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