>Two questions: >(1) How much do we act out Salinger characters in our own lives, and find >pleasure in little happenings, say, checkers, or feet in elevators? i, like franny, spend an inordinate amount of time laying on the sofa. :helena ps. i quit smoking yesterday. after five years, i quit. which makes me wonder, why are cigarettes such a huge part of salinger's work. everyone is always smoking. why? -- http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/4801/