Re: FW: gunnery

Brendan McKennedy (suburbantourist@hotmail.com)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:21:24 -0800 (PST)

>Even better, can someone enlighten me as to where we are shown what
>enabled Seymour to finally go ahead with the wedding, other than 
suggesting
>that he just was too sensitive and needed privacy? (Forgive me, my
>own copy has disappeared and I do not have the book at hand)
>
>all the best,
>Mattis
>

Sorry to pick at words, but I don't think Seymour went through
with the WEDDING so much as with the marriage.  That is, I think
he really wanted to marry Muriel, but he wasn't feeling up (or 
down, rather, since his excuse was he was "too happy") to the 
ceremony with family and friends.
I don't know.  It's a very Literal Reading, which the works of
Salinger seem to inherently discourage, but until something better
comes along (anyone?  please?), I'm stuck there.
Brendan

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