Re: Zooey rediscovered

NovenA16@aol.com
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 23:50:24 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 98-01-19 01:49:59 EST, AntiUtopia@aol.com writes:

<<  And hadn't the thought further occurred to you that Every Main
 Character in F and Z were Actors?  What does that say about their
 personalities, their speech habits, their mannerisms?  I felt--especially in
 "Zooey" and in his dialog with his mother--that the two were deliberately
 trying to manipulate each other using the tricks of their trade. >>
 
 <<	If you're going to write about the redemption of the soul I don't 
 	think it's humanly possible to do so with any conviction whilst 
 	setting your story in the Upper East Side.  The stews of 
 	St Petersburgh perhaps, or a carpenter's shop in Galilee, or 
 	the Gulag Archipelago.  But who'd really want a painting of 
 	the Resurrection by Warhol ?>>
Ok.That first quote I was thinking that that guy is just saying that Salinger
is shown within his characters.But then with the 2nd quote and more later on,I
find you to be a lot like a few people I have me in my short life.You act like
the character's Zooey and Bessie are a piece of work that's easy to
achieve.They're not.Try it.This list has talked about the frustrations of
saying what you really want to say.And Salinger does it beautifully.He might
not think that,and has had those same frustrations then and now with the
present.But I don't see how Zooey's wit and understanding cannot entertain
anybody past a certain level of thinking.And Bessie's not typical.I really
don't think so.It's hard to explain.Those characters are not from any
movie.The family's interesting to say in the least.The events and
situation.But I like what the characters(especially Zooey)say and feel.I'm
glad you got me to write about something to this list.I haven't said anything
in awhile.Just been listening.I don't really like what I've said here.I'm
sitting here at a computer having trouble writing about this.I can't imagine
at this point in my life writing Franny and Zooey.--Jared.