---------- > From: Camille Scaysbrook <c_scaysbrook@yahoo.com> > To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu > Subject: Re: Franny & Section Men > Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:26 AM > > Jim wrote: > > Anna...the question you have to ask yourself is, "What possible relevance > > could Franny's pregnancy have to the story?" Her discussion with Zooey > > at the end of "Zooey" makes it clear that she's falling apart because of > > some spiritual crisis, and her conversation with Lane pretty much > > revolved around her disillusionment with the pretenses of everyone around > > her. You'll notice in their conversation that her physical discomfort > > during her conversation with Lane corresponded to her disillusionment > > with Lane. > > I think these are good questions to ask - what would Franny's pregnancy > actually add to the story? To me, what could pregnancy possibly have to do > with Franny's bother about phonyism? It's a little like the Holden is Crazy > arguments - why would Salinger choose to make his protagonist crazy (and > for that topic we at least have Salinger's assurance that he did not see > Holden as crazy - he vetoed the first offer of publication because the > publishers just assumed he was) The Franny Pregnant view point has simply > never seemed a productive way of looking at the story for me. > > P.S. I loved Anna's anecdote about the author in his/her own class. I > personally am delighted most of the time when people find new meanings in > my work. I guess it's the job of the author, if you want to be picky, to > make sure your interpretation matches that of your readers as nearly as > possible, inserting nuances and hidden directions. > > Camille > verona_beach@geocities.com > > Camille > verona_beach@geocities.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com