It's been said that Salinger invented the style of writing made famous in the New Yorker....John Updike included. In going over A&P, the biography written before the story in my college text book cited him as saying that Salinger was an amazing influence. I was happy to see that Salinger was being mentioned in a class at Keene State College, considering that by Junior Level College courses, there aren't any mentions/readings of Salinger, and the college is situated a 45 drive from Cornish, NH. [Maybe Salinger made an agreement with KSC not to mention him so he wouldn't get any visitors? :)] Meanwhile, John Updike is a standard from Freshman Year to Junior Year. It struck me as funny that KSC would have us read a story by someone who says they were directly influenced by Salinger, whom literary critics have heavily compared to Salinger, and by all god damned means IS JD Salinger by stylistic standards in the mechanics of his writing. Any one else having/had this problem with their academic institution? Any ideas why? Is Salinger, dare I say it, considered a "High School" writer???? -ecas c o m i n g s o o n w w w . o n e 3 8 . o r g ^O Get Help ^N WriteOut ^E Read File ^T Prev Pg ^H Cut Text ^I Cur Pos ^R Exit ^T Justify ^Y Where is ^A Next Pg ^T UnCut Text^E Spell