Subject: Re: Touch
From: Cecilia Baader (ceciliabaader@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 00:10:47 GMT
I wrote:
> >Ah, but this is one of the quibbles I had with what she had to say.
> >Bestowing kindness is not difficult at all.
Suzanne replied:
> In your opinion.
[...]
> I don't want to read the book again, sorry to say.
>From the beaverboard:
"That's the way with you Calcutta people. You want to teach and preach.
You want to give millions when you are beggars yourselves...." ("Zooey"
177).
In order for him to get through to Franny, Zooey has to recognize the
need inside of himself and dump the rest, the blocks that he's put up
against the world. He's always willing to help everybody, but he's not
successful until he seeks the help (spiritual, disembodied help, but
help nonetheless) of his brothers. Deus ex Seymour.
C.
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