In a message dated 98-01-02 19:14:33 EST, you write: << What does the list make of this? What special purpose or symbolism, if any, is Salinger trying to highlight with the use of bathrooms. I have my ideas, but I'd like to know what the rest of bananafishers think. >> I always thought that the bathroom was just one of those impersonal (everyone uses it) rooms where everyone is equals. But...it has a certain special quality to it. Almost like a temple or some type of place of worship. I mean, where else does one go with such regularity to do such a regular task? Its also a room that would be fun to write about, as one can write so many darling little blips about so many darling little subjects in relation to the bathroom and its uses. I think Salanger had fun writing about people in bathrooms. Eric