<< But, no, you can't seriously interpret the text based on events that happened in the author's life, or even make correct statements about the author's life based on the text. Cheryl>> Oh, well, if THAT'S all you want to do then.... :) But you'll sure annoy the Heck out of some authors if you ever publish stuff along those lines :) Jim _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]