Don't forget my favorite bathroom scene where Holden's dancing around a says, "Look at me! I'm the goddamn governor's son!" - Adam In a message dated 8/16/1999 2:39:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, darjr@shore.net writes: << Goodness, these Summer months are anathema to mailing lists, eh? As I was making my way through my annual reread of Catcher, I was struck by a line Phoebe says when answering her mother while Holden is hiding in her closet. I'm sure most dedicated Salinger readers have noticed that much of the "action" in his works takes place in bathrooms. Salinger really a has thing for them, it seems. Anyway, their mother asks "Have you said your prayers?" and Phoebe responds "I said them in the bathroom." My eyes bugged out and I had to read that sequence again. Given the lengthy Zooey bathroom scene, Franny's collapse in one, the scribbling of "Raise High" on the bathroom mirror, Salinger seems to use the bathroom very significantly. I know I've touched on this before, but I'm looking for more comments on this one. Thanks, D. >>