In a message dated 10/31/98 2:25:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, sarahj@mills.edu writes: << Err...I don't think that explaination was at all clear. Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts about "the fat lady" at the end of the book? I know for me it was probably about the most important fifteen or so pages I have ever read. >> I'm not sure if I can describe my thoughts very well either, but I'll try. I love Franny and Zooey, it's got to be my favorite book. I really don't understand a lot of it because as I've said on this list before I'm not too informed about religions. But the "fat lady" part of the story did make me feel something. Some emotion I can't really explain or put into words, but it gave me an understanding that I knew or kind of knew what religion was all about. I'm not sure, it's early in the morning, my mind is struggling to write a college essay...I'll try this agian later. Morgan