Re: try the real

--- James Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:

> I'm almost certain I saw an e-mail one to
> two months ago from
> John G's e-mail address that had <<Aaron Summers>>
> in the FROM: field
> :). Seems like this was fixed with the very next
> e-mail. I could be
> wrong, though.

well, i guess we'll have to wait and see who is really
behind those thick glasses.

>
>
> Salinger did refer to Buddy as his "alter-ego" (his
> own personal sock
> puppet :) ), so there's no doubt that at times
> Salinger is using Buddy
> as a mouthpiece for his own ideas. It's just
> questionable to me to
> make this assumption All the Time, so then the
> question is...when? When
> is Salinger speaking through Buddy, and when is
> Salinger demonstrating
> the limitations of Buddy's character? We have
> evidence both ways - we
> have caveats on the accuracy of Buddy's reporting,
> from the Glass family
> via Buddy, and we have strong subtext about Buddy's
> emotional investment
> in the stories.

this is clearly laid out. thanks.

kim

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Received on Fri Mar 21 14:33:15 2003