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. > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]