Re: A bit of a problem.
Bridget C (jpdunn@erols.com)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 00:10:14 -0400
It's great that you have developed a passion for Salinger's work. Consider this concerning your friends:
perhaps they have not found anything more stimulating than Dawson's Creek. Just because they are interested in
these things now does not mean they are *stupid* or *ignorant*, they just have not been exposed to literature.
They're still young, so give 'em chance. Most people will probably admit that they were not born with a copy of
Catcher but can't put it down now.
As for your opinion of Shakespeare, try giving old Billy a chance also. He's written stacks and stacks of
plays, so your evaluation of his work is pretty narrow if you've only tried one. Read Hamlet. Read Othello.
Hmmm, even if you can't understand or can't get comfortable with the language, these plays contain...ooo, i
don't want to say *universal*, I might be shot at, but situations that you can relate to, ideas that you can
ponder, etc., etc.
While I'm on the topic of universal, I just HAVE to get my two cents in. How about this for universal: a
feeling that is basic and human, like Edna Ponteiller felt in "The Awakening." I really don't know how to
explain this, but something....primordial, or a connection with nature. All humans are capable of feeling this,
correct? I guess it depends which side of the fence you're on in the Universal discussion, but the only thing
that every person has in common is existence, right? Hmm, I guess it is more clear in my head than on this
email.