Re: BAND OF SALINGER'S SOLDIERS
DCSpohr (DCSpohr@aol.com)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 01:21:52 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-12-10 21:43:15 EST, you write:
<< I don't know if it's a matter of being a snob; I do know that it sounds
like a collection of letters to Santa Claus. (I'm away from home and at a
hotel, where my connectivity is spotty, and I haven't been able to maintain
a connection to the page, yet.)
If you contribute, Will, I know it would be a thoughtful and respectful
foreword. And (sorry) I maintain that the selection forwarded here is ...
embarrassing. I'd rather have a hundred notes of enthusiastic response
from new readers than a Santa Claus letter. >>
It is a matter of snobery. I don't think anyone posting these letters expects
Salinger to read them. Attacking the letters page, or people who write the
letters is just a "we're better than you are" mentality. Posting the letters
is the same as posting to this mailing list, people are exploring their
understanding of and connection to Salingers stories, demeaning them is
demeaning yourself.