Re: lists

JDHadden@aol.com
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:58:06 -0400 (EDT)

Scottie B. writes:

<< 	I wonder why it is that LISTS always produce such 
 	a vigorous response ? >>

My guess is that it's because those of us who are not exactly literary
scholars (I'm a Political Science and History major myself) find it easier to
debate the more broad topics of numerous works and authors in general than to
discuss the specific literary details of individual ones.  Its a lot easier to
say that you prefer Ulysses to The Fountainhead because it's simply more
entertaining (which it's not, but that's just an example...) than to analyze
Joyce's (or in our case Salinger's) works. 

Oh well, just a thought...

JD