Re: Hello Missy
Win Boogie (WinBoogie@aol.com)
Fri, 06 Mar 1998 00:13:14 -0500 (EST)
Well, I guess I'll jump in here too.
My favorite part in Catcher is while Holden is on his date with Sally, and
he asks her if she ever gets fed up or if she hates school. Sally begrudgingly
hates school along with Holden, until he clarifies by saying he really hates
school. This reminds me of all the times in life when it's so easy to dismiss
something that is a burden or slightly inconvenient by saying we hate it. I
think it's a terminology that flows a little too easily in our everyday
vernacular. Holden's emphatic restating of how much he hates school reinforces
for me that we should save those words for the unholy appearance of things we
hate and not when we're too lazy to be ashamed of our own petty prejudices.
Welcome to the list Missy, hope you enjoy the weather.
Best,
Robert
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