Re: More Bottlerocket?/maps to salinger's home.

Valerie Thompson (american_night@hotmail.com)
Wed, 01 Jul 1998 10:18:22 -0700 (PDT)

>and holden wasn't crazy. even salinger said so. it
>isn't so strange to all the sudden feel like your
>going to just disappear. it happens. and sleep
>depravation can cause hallucinations. and holden
>isn't an atheist.
>
>but then again i got kicked out of my high school
>psychology class, and haven't slept in a while.
>


I don't think Holden was crazy. I don't think he suffered from 
schizophrenia. Schizophrenics suffer from delusions, hallucination 
(althought he was talking to Allie, I really don't think he was actually 
SEEING him) "magical" thinking (thinking they are God, they can fly, 
etc...), paranoia, and Holden, as far as I can see, didn't really suffer 
from any of these. Not everyone who undergoes psychological therapy is 
crazy. I think Holden just had a lot to deal with...especially his 
brother's death, and he couldn't quite handle it on his own. I do think, 
as you said, that since he's able to write the story, he's getting 
better.

~Valerie~

P.S. I keep having this feeling that Salinger would HATE for Holden to 
be discussed this way. 


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