Re: Dream on
Mattis Fishman (mattis@argos.argoscomp.com)
Thu, 07 May 1998 09:49:59 -0400 (EDT)
Camille and all,
Well, that was some dream you had! I will have to leave its interpretation
to the professionals among us, and I am afraid that all of my attempts
at self-hypnosis ended in something less than failure, but cheer up, I have
some good news. I can help you with some of Salinger's tips because I
too was in that dream. That's right, that was me, that was I, with the
tortoise shell horn rimmed glasses and lime green bermuda shorts.
Of course I only remember two pieces of advice, but perhaps that is
enough. The first was "always be sure to use upper and lower case letters
correctly" and the second was "wear sunscreen".
Changing topics, your observations about Salinger's characters' involvement
in the theater was appreciated. I have often wondered what we are supposed
to learn from the Glass children's involvement in It's a Wise Child, and
why it seems to be mentioned so often. Though I do not see their participation
in it as "phony", rather that all the children involved did their best
to be themselves, as we see how Seymour loved to listen to Zooey being
his dreamiest. Perhaps when you mention the show and phoniness in the
same sentence you are refering to the whole concept of the show by its
producers, to use children's innocent utterances to sell powdered soap.
all the best,
Mattis