My maiden musings...


Subject: My maiden musings...
From: Helena (helenak@geocities.com)
Date: Wed May 14 1997 - 17:08:57 GMT


You'll have to 'scuse the alliteration. I've been re-learning Gerard
Manley Hopkins and my skull is about to explode.

Just remember - M. Raychaudhuri is the Fat Lady.

Steve - So what's your fav now? I like The Divorce Song too. I'm
defintely a lighter thief.

So you guys wanna discuss Salinger then? Here's my question. I had a
disagreement with my English teacher about this, so I'm falling over
myself to find out what the 'real' scholars think. Is, or isn't Mr.
Antolini making a pass at Holden? Is he a 'flit', or is he just someone
who likes to pat guys' heads?

This whole Catcher business is getting ridiculous. I loved that book
when I was sixteen, but now that I have to actually _study_ it, it's no
good anymore. My mother keeps going on about the symbolism of the
backwards hunting hat, and my English teacher says that Holden doesn't
want Stradlater to strech his jacket, because then he'll have to become
an adult to fill it. I mean, hello? (Sorry, I'm not very articulate
today.)

How much analysis is too much? When should I shut the fuck up and say,
forget it, it's just a book? (You've obviously already discussed this -
humour me)

I think I've gone on far too long.

H.

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