Re: Teddy: an abstract
James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Tue, 25 May 1999 17:45:14 -0400 (EDT)
See, in the case of both Valentine Michael Smith and Teddy some
explanation for the character's unusal capacities is given early on.
Teddy is so remarkable he's being interviewed by panels of psycholgists.
VMS has been raised by Martians :) We have some credible reason to
accept these heightened characters. I just didn't see that in Hapworth.
Jim
On Mon, 24 May 1999 20:29:43 -0700 (PDT) Thor Cameron
<my_colours@hotmail.com> writes:
>OK, let's try & move on beyond the "smart" concept.
>
>This occured to me while I was at work, so I'll lay it out & see who
>can
>hang with me.
>
>No, I do not believe Teddy is a real person. My suspension of
>disbelief
>isn't THAT strong.
>
>I don't believe Valentine Michael Smith from Stranger in a Strange
>land,
>either, yet it's one of my favourite five books.
>
>Why? Because a character doesn't have to be real to say something
>real.
>We'd expect this behavior from a Fakir or ancient swami, but a kid?
>
>Salinger made it unbelievable so that it could be believed in a
>real-world
>context. You with me here?
>
>Teddy isn't a character, he's a caricature, with a point.
>
>Thor
>
>
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