RE: Universitatlity

Jim:
> "Ultimately unbridgeable" is pretty strong language, don't you think?
> Isn't it possible to understand, on some level, how Holden "feels"
> without necessarily understanding all the nuances of place and culture
> represented in the book?

I think it is possible, on many crucial levels. But *ultimately*, there
will always be a bit of a gap. Some of the nuances are necessarily lost.
We're arguing the same point, from different ends.

And when people invoke "universality," they're usually making a plea for
*effective* universality--universal for all practical purposes. Which is
fine and lovely. But the idea that there are things that apply to everyone,
everywhere and across all time, is silly.

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mkozusko@ursinus.edu
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