A little late night revelation...I'm sure this has been covered previously, but I missed it: Has anyone ever noticed Muriel's last name--Fedder--for its literal implications? Spelled differently, it's Fetter--a noun meaning a shackle or restraint...a verb meaning to shackle or physically restrain. Do you think I'm giving too much thought to this? I think Salinger was very conscious of his characters' names and their implications, and considering Seymour's story of the bananafish becoming trapped in the hole (I think Muriel is a banana, if you will), wouldn't this allusion to shackles be appropriate? Any thoughts? Brendan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com