Re: jewish characters in Salinger

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Fish --

"I'm glad that you're here with me, Sam. Here at the end of all things."

	Now, Tolkien is not what we would consider children's lit, but having 
read it in 5th grade, having been changed forever by the epiphany-clusters 
that Lord of the Rings sent a-spinning ... well, we just couldn't imagine 
growing up without it, in any language. BTW, Legolas was the greatest 
character BY FAR (:
	One of the reasons that Salinger meant so much was that it was the 
first time we had ever read a kind of ... modern, literary work that moved us 
the way Tolkien's high fantasy had -- so in a very real way, Salinger opened 
wide the entire world of lit, at least in this corner. And Tolkien prepared 
the way for Salinger. Isn't it nice the way things work out?  (: 
	(And Paul, good call on WILD THINGS)

Mirjam and Rick

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