Subject: Literary References (was Re: TLM and Tale of Two Cities)
From: Pasha Paterson (gpaterso@richmond.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 10:36:56 GMT
Hey, wow, I'm back again.
Otto Sell wrote:
> So I ask myself why Salinger calls his lawyers so quickly. He should be
> aware that it's nearly impossible "to invent an extravagant hero" (John
> Barth). Why is it forbidden to quote him when the wonderful story of The
> Laughing Man is, so to say, merely a quote from-, meant as a reference to-,
> and last not least wholly dependent on Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities"?
> Looking for literary references in Salinger - what a great thing to do - the
> water is already running into the bathtub.
Speaking of literary references, one thing that has always been puzzling to me
is the passage in Catcher where Holden talks about D.B.'s favorite books and
authors: Fitzgerald's _The_Great_Gatsby_, and anything by Ring Lardner. Why
these? Was JD just giving a shout-out to his buddy Scott? What was his
connection to Lardner?
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