The metaphor thing sounds interesting...dont' remember that. But I think Thor's statement that the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive I probably need to consider more... Now I need to reread Franny :) OH NO, then I'd be talking about Salinger again :) Jim On Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:41:10 -0400 erespess@inil.com writes: >>OK, but the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. In fact, a >>pregnancy "I'm late" scare may have brought the other to a more rapid >>climax. Just a thought, >>Thor > >i remember having discussed similar ideas on this list before, and one >suggestion (i think from emily moore) was that the possibility of >franny's >pregnancy was a metaphor. that she was "pregnant" with ideas. they >were >not fully formed, but a change was on the way. i thought it had a >certain >resonance. > >elizabeth > > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.