Re: Uncle Wiggily

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I guess this is what I meant about Salinger's self-reflexive tendency. He
he doesn't even bother trying to make *us* laugh - he tries to make his
characters laugh! 

Sometimes I think Salinger doesn't exist at all any more. But Buddy Glass
does.

J J R wrote:
> nah, it's not that.  I don't think those examples you chose were
> necessarily meant to generate belly laughs from readers.  I think they
> were examples of how the male character interacted with the female
> character (in both cases).  It was something that would be funny **to
> her**.  Not necessarily to anyone else

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