Re: Smart kids, (empiricist on the prowel)

James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Thu, 27 May 1999 18:32:01 -0400 (EDT) 

I don't know.  I think the difference is between being "clever" and
"intelligent," but perhaps now we are talking word games here :)

Because Teddy is intelligent on a very high level by all standards, as
are most of Salinger's heroes.

Jim

On Thu, 27 May 1999 17:11:44 +1000 Camille Scaysbrook
<verona_beach@geocities.com> writes:
>I was just thinking the other day that Salinger seems to drive a huge 
>wedge
>between intelligence and wisdom. Those people who are `intelligent' - 
>in
>the sense that they know a lot of things - are generally made to look 
>bad -
>i.e. Lane in `Franny', Mr Spencer in Catcher, the Section Men in 
>general.
>Whereas the truly wise people are given almost no words. Who could 
>ever
>forget the deaf-mute in Raise High, or Holden's correspondent fantasy 
>in
>Catcher? Perhaps that was Salinger's greatest mistake in letting 
>Seymour
>say so many words after his years of silence.
>
>Camille
>verona_beach@geocities.com
>@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
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>
>> I would say that a lot of the Eastern literature that influenced 
>Salinger
>> made normal human intelligence out to be a pretty good asset in 
>attaining
>> wisdom.  So while you may disagree with this view of wisdom, 
>Camille's
>> representation is pretty apropos to Salinger's work.  Usually it is 
>those
>> with genius that are wise as well in Salinger's world...
>> 
>> jim
>> 
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