In a message dated 98-08-12 15:24:17 EDT, pfkw@email.msn.com writes: > Would you agree that an African American would relate more to say, Toni > Morrison than Salinger? And vise versa for a White American? > In a word, no. This concept that the color of your skin says everything about who you are, how you were raised, who your friends are, what you relate to and, generally, what your experience has been on this planet is so alien to me I can't even find words to describe it. I understand that this attitude prevails in America, and I attribute much of the racial problems of this country to it. Frankly, being a New Yorker (born and bred) makes me relate so much more to Salinger than I have ever related to Morrison. Although I respect her work very much, I've never gotten that feeling that comes over you when you read something that is so true to you, that you can't stop yourself from nodding your head and wondering how in the world did the writer manage to overhear one of your conversations. Peggy