Re: Pregnant Franny?
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 16:06:28 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-02-16 13:49:46 EST, you write:
<< not a whole lot of things in life make sense. but it is true that a
spritual crisis may cause physical distress, but i dont think that that is
what is all that is implied here. i think that with all of this going on
about sprituality and inner being, it is almost like there needs to be a
link back to the physical, a reminder of grounding on earth. if franny
gets too introspective she will lose her rather sharp and correct point of
view. i think that salinger may have brought in soem ambiguious (sp?)
physical problems to remind franny that she is Here and she cant just
torture herself. she has to try to apply her need for spirituality to her
life or its useless.
>>
That's pretty good...umm...whoever you are :) I didn't see a name at the
bottom of the post, but I may be going blind. I wasn't so much looking at the
story as an analogue to life but as a self contained piece of fiction in which
all the details contribute something to the story. So, in life, we get sick
and sometimes, well, it means nothing. In the story I think it does mean
something. I think it was a physical expression of an inner struggle.
But I like what you said. I think it is important for Franny to remember that
she is "here" and not elsewhere, and I think that's an important component of
her inner struggle.
Jim