Re: Nuns

WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Tue, 23 Dec 1997 09:19:57 -0700 (MST)

In encounters with nuns in catcher and DeDaumier, the main character seems
to approach the nuns with understandings about the nuns that are really
wrong...in holden's case, he didn't see the nuns as people but as a
religious icons, and in jean's case,sister irma becomes a love icon...will
ps hope your arteries survive christmas!

On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, Brendan McKennedy wrote:

> >The nun-link appears to me to be about how easily we misunderstand
> >religious seekers and how usually that blindness comes from our own eyes.
> >will
> >
> >
> A little bit dizzy from all of this non-alcoholic egg nog, I can't say I really understand
> what that means.  If you've got a moment, please elaborate a bit.  Thanks.
> 
> Brendan
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