Subject: Re: Franny and Lane as pilgrims
From: Tim O'Connor (oconnort@nyu.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 28 2000 - 18:31:54 GMT
On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 10:20:43PM +0000, Rob Riss wrote:
Welcome, Rob!
> It seems that Lane feels about his great paper the same way Franny feels
> about her green book. Both of them try to show eachother the brilliance of
> their paper/book and the other has no intention of listening.
I think this is a terrific view of a complex social situation.
Indeed, each of them is looking through the other, to some extent.
One (Lane) is brimming with "ego, ego, ego." The other (Franny) is
possessed by religious fervor (or, one might say, fever).
> Sorry if this wasn't interesting or anything new. I would like any opinions
> or other comments!
I think it was both interesting and very new. Nice good point of view
you have dredged up!
--tim o'connor
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