In a message dated 98-11-02 13:37:55 EST, you write: << Has anyone ever thought about the tennis class. In the story it is Ginnie's opinion that Mrs. Basehoar's class is full of drips. If so why does Ginnie join in the first place >> Possibly the same reason Holden still tries communicating with the sheltered, narrow minded girls at the club in NY, or Franny still associates with what's his name, something with an L. Anyway, desperately lonesome, even when one hates the human race one still needs contact and will suffer with misunderstanding people anyway.