In a message dated 97-12-15 11:11:49 EST, you write: << What does everybody think about the"treasure"that everybody is trying to pile up and how Zooey says(maybe Franny)says that knowledge is not any better? >> Oooh, that's a good question. I think Franny complained about the accumulation of knowledge without ever gaining wisdom--knowledge without wisdom is as empty as the mere accumulation of wealth for its own sake, and in many ways it's motivated by the same impulse--self aggrandizement. Jim