Re: esme is me?

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> I know to me she is every bit the angelic muse, the feminine ideal in
utero,
> pure potentiality about to reach critical mass, ie. puberty

I would balk very much at cramming Esme into the old anachronistic
stereotype of Feminine Muse - and I have a feeling Salinger would too. In
fact, my enjoyment of his work is largely based on his eschewal of such
archetypes.

Camille
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