Subject: Re: Infinite Jest, Laughing Man and Too Much Joy. . .
From: Capua (capua@sp.looknet.com.br)
Date: Tue Jun 17 1997 - 19:59:33 GMT
At 09:59 17/06/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Susan_Baskett@mail.pc2k.com wrote:
>>
>
>> On another topic, I would like to hear anyone's thoughts on something
>> from "The Laughing Man." What did you make of the Chief's relationship
>> with his girlfriend (I can't remember her name and I don't have the book
>> around. . . )? I haven't read the story in a while but I don't think I
>> ever quite *got* what happened with them? Did they just split up or was
>> there something more to it that I completely missed. . . ?
>
>Maybe I'm wrong, but I always assumed pregnancy. But now I'm wondering
>if Salinger wasn't little heavy-handed in pushing that idea in my head
>and, therefore, all the more brilliant for leading me astray? Perhaps
>his shot at a _Hills Like White Elephants_ style of story.
>
>SGallagher
>
Well, I've just finished "Franny and Zooey" and, without any previous
orientation or advice, the thought of pregnancy didn't really occured to me.
It did, at first, but I believe it was something deeper than that. In fact,
Franny was in a position where she would cherish pregnancy. I think her
anguish had more to do with the same adolescent conflicts Holden went
through. I couln't really put it into words, but I had a STRONG
identification with Franny's character, specially in the first chapter,
Franny. Sometimes what we think is not what we feel, and that's why Zooey's
arguments didn't work until he reached out for what she felt. Rationally, it
made perfect sense, but the pain was still there.
Nanda
Your brasilian Connection
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