Holden's Lost Chubby....

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I think this whole thread is coming up short.  I  think you'll have a
hard time keeping it up for long, really. 

But I think I'll have to plug into Camille's side on this one.

So to speak...

heh :)

Jim

On Sun, 16 May 1999 18:34:16 +1000 Camille Scaysbrook
<verona_beach@geocities.com> writes:
>> To be fair, I think he would've slept with the prostitute, had he 
>not,
>um, 
>> been "premature in my calculations", if ya know what he means.
>> 
>> Thor
>
>Oh no no no, you're selling him entirely short! It would be completely 
>out
>of order with everything else we learn about Holden. This isn't a case 
>of
>impotence, not at all. We learn that Holden has an instinctive respect 
>for
>Jane, which precludes sexual activity with her. That he felt sorry for 
>the
>prostitute and spooked about how a person as young as himself could be
>trapped into that sort of lifestyle. That he has been too afraid to go 
>all
>the way with another girl, and regrets showing affection for people he
>doesn't truly love.
>
>If you're saying that Holden lost his chubby (which I think you are -
>please correct me if I'm wrong) - I think you should go back and read 
>that
>whole chapter over again.
>
>Camille
>verona_beach@geocities.com
>@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
>@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
>

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