Subject: Re: Salinger's Fire
From: Cecilia Baader (ceciliaann@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 10:40:34 GMT
Joshua Stott <jstott@bigplanet.net> wrote:
>Could Seymore not have picked up a gun in Florida?
True enough. And it's not an impossibility. However, given that he pulled
the gun from his suitcase, I would lean more towards the planned suicide.
>We don't even know if Seymore had actually even considered suicide
>before the vacation. I would guess that most likely he hadn't. He
>possibly didn't even seriously consider it until just prior to the act
>itself.
We don't know that, no, but it's alluded to. That car accident could have
been an accident and it could have been a previous suicide attempt. Looking
at trees, Seymour said. It seems almost like the actions of a man in a
manic state. (And goes to support Mattis's theory that Seymour was
overwhelmed with happiness, not despair. Gorging himself on bright bananas
of joy.)
In RHTRBC, Seymour states in his diary that Muriel has told her mother where
he got the scars on his wrists-- but that is outside of this story and we
don't know that it was on the author's mind when he wrote it.
Just a couple of points for you, Josh the newcomer. And a quick welcome to
you. Thanks so much for introducing yourself.
Regards,
Cecilia.
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