Re: paedophilia?

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Mattis Fishman wrote:
> >Salinger's frequent use of children as the last word in purity and
> >innocence (except Booper - why does everyone always forget Booper (: ? )
> 
> As far as I can tell, Booper is also the last word in purity and
innocence.

Yeah, perhaps you're right. In fact, essentially, Teddy is tainted and
impure in the sense that he is living through a past life, whereas he
himself admits that Booper is only a new soul who hasn't had many
experiences in the world.

Then is she, perhaps, just pure evil ? (:

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