Subject: Re: Why Glass?
From: James Rovira (jrovira@drew.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 21 2001 - 19:30:43 GMT
But why look for him at all? Most of the time, unless you spend a lot of time looking, look very
closely, and think pretty clearly, all you ever see is your own reflection and wind up calling that
the author.
Heck, even if you do all the above, you STILL wind up seeing your own reflection half the time and
calling that the author :)
Jim
ted vanderveldt wrote:
> I agree. That's why I look for him in his work as opposed to a fruitless pilgrimage to New
> Hampshire
> --- Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:
> > heh...what's funny about me, I guess, is that I don't so much care about
> > Salinger himself as I care about what he has to say and how it's
> > important to me and other people. The more I learn about many of my
> > favorite authors, the more I find out they were a large group of jerks
> > :). I suspect Saligner might even like it that way better himself...
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ted vanderveldt wrote:
> > >
> > > Jim:
> > >
> > > I recognize this. The Glass family stories are very interesting to me. I've read that JD's
> > > obsesssion with them led him to his silence. Did Seymour make him mute? Maybe I'm making
> > more
> > > out of it then what's actually there. I'm just saying that there is probably more Salinger in
> > > these stories than in any of the others. I like looking for him there.
> > >
> > > ted
> > > --- Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:
> > > > These options aren't all necessarily mutually exclusive, you know. What
> > > > the name "Glass" means can extend to all this, and probably more we
> > > > haven't thought of, and still be consistent with the meaning of that
> > > > family in Salinger's fiction. We do see "through" them into the things
> > > > that Salinger wants to tell us, so they are "transparent" in that way
> > > > too (though I meant "sincere" earlier when I used that word).
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > ted vanderveldt wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > and what beautiful several sentences they are, Allen. I may have to give up my personal
> > > > theory of
> > > > > "glass" meaning "window". I will retain, though, that there is definitely something to
> > the
> > > > first
> > > > > names (buddy--the only member who talks to us, our buddy). "Glass" may represent their
> > > > fragility
> > > > > more than it may represent a window into who J.D. Salinger is. You see, I've always felt
> > that
> > > > the
> > > > > characters represents parts of his own personality. Buddy is the writer, but Seymour is
> > the
> > > > one
> > > > > we "see-more" of because thats the part of himself he talks about the most. Oh well,
> > Allen,
> > > > you
> > > > > may be right instead. There is no way to really know.
> > > > >
> > > > > does anyone else have any opinions?
> > > > >
> > > > > ted
> > > > > --- allen beaman <abeaman@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > > > The fact that the Glass family (both generations) were in the public eye,
> > > > > > and growing up with Seymour's sage-like advise gave them a feeling of
> > > > > > transparency, this troubles them severely. Hence suicide, recluse brother,
> > > > > > religious turmoil, etc...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've always figured that the name "Glass" represents how fragile the family
> > > > > > members really are. With the exception of Zooey, who lives in a glass house
> > > > > > but will throw stones.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Of course, the name "Glass" is given to them by J.D. who gives us the
> > > > > > insight in the first place.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How about that? After a year on this list I finally write more than one
> > > > > > sentence.
> > > > > > -al
> > > > > >
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