Mike, Hi. Like yourself, I randomly post messages on this list, nothing too overly intelligent, but my opinions. Anyway, I love Zooey, it's my favorite short story also. I'm not too clear on why. I can't connect to the characters like you can, not an actor or an aspiring one...I think mostly I like it because it's being confused, not sure about your believes, religious and others. I can relate to that. Morgan