Subject: Re: introduction and stuff
From: LR Pearson, Arts 99 (lp9616@bristol.ac.uk)
Date: Tue May 07 2002 - 08:22:17 EDT
Welcome to the list, Jennofer!
Love, Lucy-Ruth
On Sun, 5 May 2002 15:10:25 -0500 shinekomi@cox.net wrote:
> hello.
>
> I joined this list a while back, but neglected to add onto
> the conversation. But i got tired of lurking, so.....
> Hello everyone!
> An introduction is in order, I assume. My name is
> Jennifer. I'm a freshman at the University of
> California, San Diego. Despite that, I'm notorious for
> poor grammar. I got interested in Salinger when I read
> The Catcher in the Rye. After that, I started reading his other
> available books, and I'm really interesting in reading
> the so-called unpublished books.
> Anyway, I've also wanted to ask a question concerning
> the list's title "Banana Fish". There is a Japanese comic
> translated in English with the same title. However, in the
> comic, "Banana Fish" is a drug. This drug supposively
> is used for mind control, but makes people suicidal or
> insane (sounds similar to any Salinger-esque?).
> When I read a review in a magazine, the writer refers to
> the "banana fish" in Salinger's story to be a fish that kills.
> A proper portrayal of our favorite fruity fish?
> If you want to read more about the comic, a summary
> can be found here:
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/okumura/callenreese/yoshida/bananafish.html
>
> And I have blabbed more than I needed. Again, hello
> everyone. I hope I haven't irrated anyone yet...
>
> J.N.
>
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