>> Far be it from me to yell "digression," but is there really so little to >> discuss about Salinger that we've resorted to discussing Hamlet on the >> Salinger list? > >I think it's quite pertinent to discuss Hamlet in reference to Salinger - >Holden as a Hamlet type personality is a very interesting thing I for one >would like to explore. And it does have a little bit more to do with >Salinger, than say, the U$ (<flamewar></flamewar) we've been hearing so >much about. As long as we keep it reined to Salinger I think anything goes. > >Camille I'm all for discussions like that as long as they're tied into Salinger. With that post, I didn't see the connection. I would be interested in a comparison of Holden and Hamlet, though. Also, I thought Jim Caroll in _Basketball Diaries_ was a lot like Holden. A friend (Darren, who is also on this list...*ahem*...*grin*) said Caroll was, in that book, what Holden would be like if you spent too much time with him. While I really liked Holden, I didn't like Caroll. I think that had a lot to do with how they dealt with things. Caroll turned to drugs to alter the reality that bothered him so much; Holden tried to deal with it on his own, which ultimately, I guess, didn't work, since he had a breakdown in the end. "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." ~John Lennon~ ~Valerie~ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com