Re: the upbraiding of Updike
EEver73319@aol.com
Sun, 15 Feb 1998 17:26:43 -0500 (EST)
<<That was certainly how I first read it. It gave such a warm feeling of
superiority. I knew how just Franny felt. And I was sure I'd have approached
her situation in just the way good old Zooey did. God, there were very few of
us left. The salt of the earth.>>
I felt the same way after my first reading, and have since then tried without
much success to get that idea out of my head. Its a very BAD kind of idea,
you know. Scottie, it looks like this idea has been out of your head for
awhile. Congrats. I hope to some day have the same modest opinions of
myself. Actually, I think I'm getting better.
Eric