Subject: Re: Seymour=Soldier X?
Matthew_Stevenson@BAYLOR.EDU
Date: Wed Mar 05 1997 - 12:17:38 GMT
i disagree with you. i think that x could very feasibly be buddy or seymour,
but ala sunny i've come to realize that it doesn't matter in the big picture.
so i'll shut up now.--ms
On Wed, 05 Mar 1997 09:45:48 +0000 (GMT) bananafish@cassatt.Mass-USR.COM wrote:
>I don't see how soldier x could feasibly be either seymour or buddy. seymour
>has no older brother, and buddy's older brother (seymour) certainly would not
>be asking him to bring home "swastikas" for the kids, even if seymour had kids.
> another thing: i don't know how appropriate it is to be constantly trying to
>connect all of jds's stories together. i mean, everything he writes doesn't
>necessarily have to be about the same people or the same family. sure, he does
>focus on characters he likes (i.e. the glass family) but that doesn't mean he
>makes all of his characters (albeit disguised otherwise) members of the glass,
>caulfield, or gladwaller families. what about the main character in "the young
>folks"? (sorry, i can't remember her name.) should we spark a debate to try
>and figure out if she is boo boo or franny or bessie? i agree, there are
>thematic connections to be made, but just don't force them.
>
>gl
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