Subject: RE: Reference to JDS by Paul Thomas Anderson
From: Will Hochman (hochman@southernct.edu)
Date: Wed May 08 2002 - 18:55:46 EDT
Robbie, I think you are comparing apples and oranges...granted, both
Holden and Zooey are Salinger characters, but Holden is a narrator of
a novel and Zooey is a re-occuring character in several long short
stories. I agree that Holden has more universal appeal to readers
whether he's acting like a lighthouse near the rocks of adolescence
or finding middle-aged readers like Scottie who simply know how to
love a great novel at any age. I just don't see how pitting
Salinger's characters against each other makes your case as well as
some of the other things you've said. will
PS: I thought the Iliad was easy to love and read it (thanks heavens)
way before a teacher assigned it.
-- Will HochmanAssociate Professor of English Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515 203 392 5024
http://www.southernct.edu/~hochman/willz.html
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