In a message dated 12/6/97 3:30:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, andrew.youn@yale.edu writes: << So I'm doing it. Shame on you, J.D. Salinger. I don't like shaming my favorite author. Can anyone come up with a plausible interpretation that makes Salinger out not to be a homophobe? >> I am not sure that he IS a homophobe, or that anything said here has proven or disproved it, however, let's all remember the time period that it was written. Kimmi dabochick@aol.com