> Monday afternoon, I passed out twenty-two copies of "Bananafish" to my > freshman english class in which the last six words had been whited-out. > The modified story ended thus: "Then he went over and sat down on the > unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired..." > (I added the elipses). I told my students that they should read the piece > from beginning to end, preferably in one sitting. Matt -- a wonderful approach to the deep ambiguity of the story, and a great hook to get students interested. I wonder: had any of the students previously read the story? Were any of them motivated to go get a copy of it to see what the real ending was? > I'm still working through the > particulars (not to mention the ethics), but I wanted to post this right > away. He shoots the girl. What's the ethical issue? (I'm intrigued.) --tim