Re: Seymour & Nick
Steve Gallagher (sgallagher@lasersedge.net)
Tue, 01 Jul 1997 11:45:17 -0700
At 02:15 PM 6/30/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Re the comparisons between Hemingway's character and Seymour, I have not
>read any of those particular Hemingway stories, but is it a generally
>held opinion that Seymour's suicide was a "caving in"? Does suicide
>automatically make you a weak person, or was it just in Seymour's case,
>or am I misreading your intentions altogether?
I would say that the view of Seymour's suicide as a weakness is not a
generally accepted opinion, it just happens to be mine. Speaking of suicide
and Seymour specifically, yes I find it a tragic flaw....But who loves
anybody for their perfections?