Re: rools
Brendan McKennedy (suburbantourist@hotmail.com)
Sun, 08 Mar 1998 22:24:16 -0800 (PST)
> I know I'm not adding to my popularity by saying so, but no one
> seems willing to question if Salinger may occasionally be mistaken
> in his mannerisms. It's understandable that a Salinger list should
> attract Salinger enthusiasts but isn't it permissible occasionally
> to question some of the great man's habits ? Personally, I find
> his use of upper case in the way we're presently discussing one
> of the things that put my teeth on edge. It seems so ARCH.
Hmm...first I'd like to wonder when Scottie began worrying about his
popularity.
I for one have no problem with questioning Salinger; I don't think we
can have any important discussions if we're worried about moving against
the grain--which is why, incidentally, I think Scottie *is* so popular.
One important thing to notice about Salinger's use of Capitalization is
that it only occurs when we are being explicitly narrated by Buddy. So,
if you differentiate between Salinger's narration and Buddy's narration,
it may just be a character trait of Buddy's. I don't have any problem
with the capitalization--but then, I think Milne is terrific. I think
the Capitalization is a sort of tongue-in-cheek way of denoting things
of objective Importance. And capitalization also helps us know that the
Importance of the Capitalized Things *is* a matter of subjectivity.
Brendan
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