Anna...the question you have to ask yourself is, "What possible relevance could Franny's pregnancy have to the story?" Her discussion with Zooey at the end of "Zooey" makes it clear that she's falling apart because of some spiritual crisis, and her conversation with Lane pretty much revolved around her disillusionment with the pretenses of everyone around her. You'll notice in their conversation that her physical discomfort during her conversation with Lane corresponded to her disillusionment with Lane. I think all the direct references to Franny's illness in the story seem to point to associating that illness with her spiritual crisis, not something like a pregnancy. I mean, it's never mentioned in the story... Jim ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.