Real World

Eric Bartelt (sherlockh@primary.net)
Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:54:50 -0700 

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Just wanted to say that Salinger was the only person to understand what =
the real world is like and wrote about it without any sugar coating or =
misleading information.  He understood that relationships lead to a =
violation of the ability to be yourself and lead to the breaking down of =
the person you really are...

He knew that you must get away form society and everyone in it to be =
sane and to be who you really are...

Relationships and people only hurt you...you have to decide the people =
you want close to you and leave everyone else alone. =20
We are all Glass houses and everyone else is throwing rocks at us.

This may sound really depressing but I am a realist with optimistic =
views...knowing that things will get better, but seldom are now.=20

It is very late, for me anyway, and I am beginning to ramble and am in a =
semi-coherent state...

It is amazing that you are able to write about things that make =
absolutely no sense and be talked about by critics and scholars for the =
rest of your life (or maybe they do make sense)--case in point...

It is Christmas time in New York...

A man is waiting for his girlfriend, who is getting ready in the =
bathroom.  He sits in her bedroom talking to her through the door.  They =
continue to converse about the way her mother hates him and he =
inadvertently picks up a letter, laying on her nightstand, which states =
this same fact--" I cannot believe you are still seeing Steve, he will =
never be good enough for you, I don't even think he tries..."


After he dashes the letter into the fireplace he begins to talk to the =
woman about an Christmas decoration that is on the top of a large bank =
building downtown.  It is a large statute of Santa Claus and his =
reindeer.  He says that everytime he sees the statue it reminds him of =
the true meaning of Christmas and how it brings back memories of his =
childhood...of drinking hot cocoa and decorating the tree.

After telling her this he leaves her apartment and takes a walk on that =
very brisk evening.

The next morning she is reading the headlines in the newspaper and on =
the first page near the bottom there is a article that is titled "  =
Christmas decoration on JP Morrow building destroyed."  On the next page =
is a article that also catches her eye "Man found dead near JP Morrow =
building"

What does it mean?=20

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Just wanted to say that Salinger was = the only=20 person to understand what the real world is like and wrote about it = without any=20 sugar coating or misleading information.  He understood that = relationships=20 lead to a violation of the ability to be yourself and lead to the = breaking down=20 of the person you really are...
 
He knew that you must get away form = society and=20 everyone in it to be sane and to be who you really are...
 
Relationships and people only hurt = you...you=20 have to decide the people you want close to you and leave everyone else=20 alone. 
We are all Glass houses and everyone else is throwing = rocks at=20 us.
 
This may sound really depressing but = I am a=20 realist with optimistic views...knowing that things will get better, but = seldom=20 are now. 
 
It is very late, for me anyway, and = I am=20 beginning to ramble and am in a semi-coherent state...
 
It is amazing that you are able to = write about=20 things that make absolutely no sense and be talked about by critics and = scholars=20 for the rest of your life (or maybe they do make sense)--case in=20 point...
 
It is Christmas time in New York...
 
A man is waiting for his girlfriend, = who is=20 getting ready in the bathroom.  He sits in her bedroom talking to = her=20 through the door.  They continue to converse about the way her = mother hates=20 him and he inadvertently picks up a letter, laying on her nightstand, = which=20 states this same fact--" I cannot believe you are still seeing = Steve, he=20 will never be good enough for you, I don't even think he=20 tries..."
 
 
After he dashes the letter into the = fireplace he=20 begins to talk to the woman about an Christmas decoration that is on the = top of=20 a large bank building downtown.  It is a large statute of Santa = Claus and=20 his reindeer.  He says that everytime he sees the statue it reminds = him of=20 the true meaning of Christmas and how it brings back memories of his=20 childhood...of drinking hot cocoa and decorating the tree.
 
After telling her this he leaves her = apartment=20 and takes a walk on that very brisk evening.
 
The next morning she is reading the = headlines in=20 the newspaper and on the first page near the bottom there is a article = that is=20 titled "  Christmas decoration on JP Morrow building=20 destroyed."  On the next page is a article that also catches = her eye=20 "Man found dead near JP Morrow building"
 
What does it=20 mean? 
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