Re: Salinger's world

AntiUtopia@aol.com
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:14:18 -0400 (EDT) 

In a message dated 8/11/99 3:59:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rbowman@indigo.ie writes:

<<  It's simply
     the fatal thinning of the soul (which I don't believe exists -
     but you know what I mean) that accompanies the knowledge
     that Daddy or his trust fund will always be there to bail one
     out.
 
     Scottie B. >>

Good lord, Scottie, I'm agreeing with you here :)

To me, it's the difference between a victim (or child) mentality (one in 
which what we get is the result of what is given to us) and the adult 
mentality -- what we get is the result of what we have done.  The same types 
of things happen to both people, but there's a way out of suffering only for 
one...

Jim

Jim