gratuitous hating
Mattis Fishman (mattis@argos.argoscomp.com)
Fri, 06 Mar 1998 11:43:58 -0500 (EST)
Robert W. Boogie writes:
>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.
Well said, really.
Why is it that when little children get upset it is so easy for them
to say "I hate you"? Or why are they are quick to destroy something that they
really value? Though different from the "I hate school" syndrome, I think
that your phrase "ashamed of our own petty prejudices" could be extended
to cover the times when they/we are ashamed of our own inability to
control our emotions. It is easier to substitute something external as
the target of our animosity. I think of little Lionel in Down at the Dinghy
as he flips the goggles (and keys too, no?) into the water.
all the best,
Mattis, who thinks that ice is also good and would suffice