Matt, how about taking the question, where do the do ducks go in winter? It seems to me that can be a pretty human and universal concern...or howabout Holden saying "people are always ruining things"...isn't that pretty understandable throughout time and cultures? will On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Matt Kozusko wrote: > 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 >