Re: a little sermon

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>	If, in a book, you're trying to create credible, living characters - 
>	who by their nature will be paradoxical & multifaceted - then, 
>	fair enough, you may well have to go about it using evocations, 
>	hints, associations, tricks, & so on.
>
>	But if you're essentially a didactic writer whose primary concern 
>	is with the way human beings conduct their lives - which is what 
>	I believe Salinger eventually tried to become (& I personally regard 
>	it as a sad regression) - at some point you'll need to come out of 
>	the warm nest of vaguely brotherly love & use words in clear, 
>	sequential, coherent statements.
>
>	Scottie B.
>


For once, Scottie, I have no urge whatsoever to disagree with you.  This 
entire post was well-written and entirely correct (which means that I 
agree).

Brendan

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