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Joshiwosh@aol.com
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:33:50 -0500 (EST)

well, I'm Josh.  I've read all my library has to offer on salinger but that's 
not a whole lot.  not alot of people my age(17) seem to be interested in any 
literature except modern pop novels (john grisham, stephen king, etc..) or 
magazines..
but I will start off my time on this list by asking a pretty simple question 
about _Catcher in the Rye_:  Is Holden Caulfield's vernacular reflective of 
the way the author talks or is it more representative of all prep school 
teenagers in the 1940s?
Or is it just Salinger making a unique, memorable character?  anyway, Ive 
unconciously taken in a lot of Caulfield's phrases and used them in everyday 
life.. I hope this doesn't make me a phony.
Joshie