Subject: Re: suicide / textual
From: jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2000 - 11:23:28 EST
Paul wrote:
> It's not a revolver. The handgun is an automatic with a clip. It's not his
> service pistol either, the Ortgies calibre 7.65 automatic was not issued as
> a service weapon in WW 2.
> I do believe however , in the original story Bananafish, that it was the
> war that brought on Seymour's difficulties. Sergeant X makes it, Seymour
> doesn't, and this all stems from what happened to Salinger in the war that
> made him check himself into a hospital over in Europe.
Ah, thank you for the correction. I don't have the text in front of me.
Is the Ortgies simple logistics? Were WWII vets not allowed to keep their
pistols? Why the Ortgies? Any ideas?
-j
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