Subject: Re: Why Glass?
From: ted vanderveldt (tvanderveldt@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Dec 21 2001 - 19:09:13 GMT
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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