Subject: Re: I'm telling mom!
From: L. Manning Vines (lmanningvines@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Aug 04 2001 - 22:52:39 GMT
Andy said:
<< Whether or not someone follows Holden's intellectual and/or moral lead
doesn't really have anything to do with that person's age, I would think.
He hates phonies and doesn't like the ways of the world. I'm not going to
drop out of school and run away anytime soon, but I can't say I disagree
with him, and I don't think it's an immature viewpoint that he has. >>
That being said, I think the character of Holden is still rather tied to an
age. I'm not sure he would be a believable 30-year-old.
Only a few years ago I often moaned about "the ways of the world" and I
thought Holden was spot-on about phonies. Now, I occasionally wonder about
some of those "ways" but most of them don't really bother me; and while I
suppose I'm still not exactly fond of phonies, I've become much more
reluctant to file charges.
I see far fewer phonies today than three years ago and I think I've become
more perceptive, not less.
-robbie
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