Re: Seymour's death

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Yeah, I think children have a special role in Salinger's fiction across
the board.  Now, THAT would be an interesting study...

Jim

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:54:03 +0100 (BST) Sarah Liddy
<a398-001@student.ucd.ie> writes:
>
>Jim wrote:
>He's a Seymour more comfortable with children than with adults, 
>which may
>point to his inability to deal with Muriel. 
>
>
>
>Like Seymour, I think Holden is more comfortable with children 
>than with adults. He sees adults as phonies. In a way he is a Peter 
>Pan figure who is afraid of growing up. He is obsessive about 
>protecting children, e.g. removing the ______ you! from the walls, it 
>drives him mad when he sees it because it could corrupt their 
>innocence, he wants to save them by becoming a catcher in the 
>rye.
>

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