"So...if Jerome's conundrum, his fish hole is the restraints of his spiritual
view of the world, how depressing. If you are aware of spiritual reality
and your state, you become bananafish aware? so you exit like Teddy or
Seymour? and if you are clueless you are like the fat lady or worse yet,
you're a trivial yapping New Yorker or section man. And if you are aware of
your state and you know what the doll on the airplane sees but continue to
eat bananas anyway you are Buddy."
This is my favorite story, and I like thinking about what roles I choose to play. For me, it's practically a viscious cycle. Eventhough the inevitability of having human short comings is depressing, I think there is a strong theme of hope in the story. The allusion I see to Sibyl the Prophetess leads me to believe that Sybil will eventually be able to learn from her mistakes and set an example for others. Hopefully, that idea is not ol
d news to everyone: I don't really have anyone to check them with...
Elizabeth
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