Re: salinger's problems with westeners

From: Kim Johnson <haikux2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Oct 24 2002 - 19:44:36 EDT

it's reported that someone asked beckett what he
thought about the avalanche of books and articles
written about his work. his response was a slow
shaking of the head, side to side.

jim,
in that quote i substituted lit theory and english
profs for zooey's psychoanalysis and psychoanalysts in
his talk with bessie about who might be able to help
franny.

i think you're making a fine teacher.

kim

--- Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:
> heh ;).
>
> Is that a reflection of Beckett or his characters?
>
> Jim
>
> Kim Johnson wrote:
>
> > that famous passage from 'waiting for
> godot'--written,
> > by the way, by a man who started out as a literary
> > critic: samuel beckett--comes to mind. vladimir
> and
> > estragon, to while away the time, start hurling
> > insults at one another, calling each other
> > names...[lst half omitted] finally, down to:
> > v: sewer-rat!
> > e: curate!
> > v: cretin!
> > e: (with finality): crritic!
> > [[note: 2 letter r's]]
> > v: oh! (he wilts, vanquished, and turns away)
> >
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