Fw: Franny & Section Men

Camille Scaysbrook (c_scaysbrook@yahoo.com)
Mon, 02 Aug 1999 11:08:57 +1000

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> 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


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