Re: about that "left" buisiness

Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sat, 29 May 1999 20:15:24 +1000 

Great observations Catherine (: It does ring true with the precedence hands
take in many religions - the Christian Trinity being represented as the
`right hand of God', even the Catholic sign of the cross requiring someone
to cross themselves from left to right. Verrrry interesting (:

Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest

> Franny and Zooey was my first encounter with the Glass family, less
hearing 
> A Perfect Day for Banana Fish outloud once in english before was started 
> F+Z, and, being for the moment fixated on left handedness, I noticed that

> there were extensive uses of the words "left" and "right" throughout the 
> story, where it's not really necessary, so for my final paper I decided
to 
> trace that image. The conclusions I came to went something like this: 
> "right" represents what is right within society, and "left" represents 
> truth, but (and my copy of Franny and Zooey is for the moment not in my 
> possession, it is SOMEWHERE in this house, but as far as where... (I am
also 
> without nine stories, but at least that one i know is on my friends 
> nightstand right now) so, despite this ramble, the point is I don't
exactly 
> have any quotes or such) but at the end Franny uses both hands when
talking 
> on the phone (with ???) and that shows that to survive one must find the 
> connection between that truth seeking and society... anyways, I am
currently 
> reading Seymour: An Introduction, and I stumbled upon the little
diverging 
> thought on that "left" buisness, and I was wondering if anyone else had 
> noticed that stuff before. I would love to hear other insites on the
whole 
> issue. (personally the words in S:AI rather conflicted with mine
slightly, 
> so I now have more concerns than before). I find it incredibly
interesting, 
> although in saying that empty guilty feeling is flaring up for the 
> realization that there are more things I want to talk about especially in

> Seymour: An Introduction, but there is only time to do it one issue at a 
> time.
>                  Thank you for bearing this rather long rant,
>                      Catherine
> 
> 
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