I guess I don't get how he >becomes more accessible to the world after his suicide. > If Seymour hadn't killed himself, would his character have boiled so in Buddy's mind? With Seymour around to steal Buddy's ties and bug him with sound advice about not aiming your marble, would Buddy have allowed himself to become so obsessed with his brother? In a way, Seymour's death shattered the sort of glass wall between him and Buddy; with Seymour out of the picture, perhaps, Buddy eventually found the drive to get close to Seymour...and consequently, we have all of Buddy's Seymour stories. How's that? Brendan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com