Camille Scaysbrook wrote: > I accept > that the cult of the teenager only really began in the 1950's but I think > the wider theme of TCIR is something which is a component of Holden's > dilemma - the passage of time. There is *nobody* who can't empathise with > that. I cannot conclusively prove the contrary, but I still disagree. I think there are/have been people on this planet whose experience with life would render any given construction in _Catcher_ essentially alien, possibly even nonsensical. -- Matt Kozusko ongelaphleegapherbytix@parallel.park.uga.edu