Re: try the real

Pretty good reading, I can see that. The author makes himself matter
via the freaking Sock Puppet; a.k.a., Buddy Glass. It's like walking
into a hall of mirrors.

It's entirely possible to read all these stories and forget about the
narrator, but Salinger tends to make the narrator part of the story,
sometimes in odd ways.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>What would be the fun in having two voices saying exactly the same thing?
>Of course, the best fun is more like extreme sports, you know the thrill of
>bungee jumping in and out of danger. The sock puppet technique is OK but
>one multifaceted voice would be the real cat's meow. It's the 21st century,
>maneuver warfare; not blitzkrieg but audibles at the snap.
>
>Jerome is reconciling 'old' Jerry (Buddy) with new Jerome (Seymour). The
>door is Bananafish, it looks different depending on what side of the jamb
>you view at it. It is the end of the line for the old dispassionate
>recorder of events and the beginning of the line for the preacher. Buddy is
>wrestling with who Seymour is. The chrysalis, the worm turning into the
>butterfly. It's all cocoon, no drying wings yet. Maybe, the butterfly
>turns into the worm. Hapworth is much more a worm than a butterfly.
>
>Hey, by the way, since when has the author matter?
>
>Daniel
>

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