<<Poststructuralism doesn't obtain in the East, and language probably reaches into silence all the time, there. But where does Salinger (or Suzuki, for that matter) ever try to escape language? -- Matt Kozusko mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu>> It's not uncommon for parallels to be drawn poststructuralism between postructuralims and eastern thought--even the book _Derrida for Beginners_ goes into this facet of poststructuralism toward the end. Whenever you're comparing two Different things, similarities and differences will always be found. When you believe the similarities outweigh the differences, that doesn't mean the differences are insignificant. How much weight we attach to them is always a judgment call. Yes, Salinger definitely presents a western version of eastern thought. A westerner reading Eastern texts in English with a western frame of mind will, no doubt, even then be getting a western version of eastern thoughts... Jim _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]