Subject: Re: Sun Also Rises and "Six."
From: Will Hochman (hochman@southernct.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 18 2002 - 10:58:24 EDT
I actually agree with Scottie--though Salinger worshipped Hemingway
as most writers did/do, I don't see many stylistic affinities and
agree with Jim that Salinger and Cheever sound more similar. As for
the point about 6 fish making a literary allusion, not in my class
and unless there's more evidence posted, the point fails on this list
as well (sorry chris).
>One thing that struck me when I went back to my notes on Salinger's
>correspondence with Hemingway was this little confession added in
>post script from a letter Salinger wrote to Hemingway in l946: "My
>book of stories project collapsed...I'm still tied up with lies and
>affections, and to see my name on a dust jacket would postpone any
>real improvement several more years."
Perhaps Salinger's aversion to phony writing is something he may have
learned from Hemingway? will
-- Will HochmanAssociate Professor of English Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515 203 392 5024
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