Re: holden caulfield vs therapist
James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:20:32 -0400 (EDT)
RE: Graham...
The "significance" of who Holden may or may not be talking to. . .eh,
that remains to be seen wtih me. I looked over the text and drew my own
conclusions based upon some pretty strong evidence.
But Holden speaking to "me"? Or to "his readers"? I don't think so. I
think Holden cares about Holden, for the most part, and I don't think he
cares at all about his readers as readers. I think when he considers his
"readers' " expectations for him he pretty much chooses to ignore them :)
He's telling his story to serve his own purposes, not ours. If we
happen to identify with him, well, that's an Us issue, not a Holden issue
;)
Jim
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