Re: Teddy, reincarnation, vedantic/buddhist angles. . .

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> Really, when I read it I got the impression that Teddy pushed his
> sister in to the pool but I could always be wrong. I wonder why
> Salinger made it so unclear.

In Seymour:A I Buddy talks of a story he wrote (which though unnamed is
obviously Teddy) which he describes pretty much as well intentioned but
ultimately a failure. In this case I wouldn't be surprised if Salinger
himself didn't really know who pushed who, and didn't intend us to either.
It's a pretty recognisable step for a writer - part of the transformation
of obscurity to ambiguity, which is a much more useful concept.

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