Re: brushing shoulders with Holden Caulfield?

Responses below:

Yocum Daniel Civ 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>I never thought of identity as things but people. We speak Spanish because
>WE speak Spanish.
>

I understand the second sentence but don't quite understand the first,
or how the two are related. Can you elaborate a bit?

>I do not see your point on restriction. I don't know
>about your experience about established communities, but I saw very little
>restrictions. In fact a few cousins went on off to do some odd things and
>they are always welcomed by the family. My brother had a signed record
>contract doing some pretty heavy rock, many of my relatives didn't care for
>his music but they were proud of his success.
>

That's cool -- I'm glad it worked that way for you. I suspect it had to
do with your family dynamic. It's not hard to find people who find any
kind or form of social "caste" restrictive, though, in some ways.
There are different stories. Many, many novels.

>I find it interesting that you are defined predominately by your reading.
>

I was speaking past tense -- that's how I felt then (when I was in HS).
Now I think more along your lines -- reading somewhat, along with
relationships and choices. Probably a few other things too if I spent
much time thinking about it.

Jim

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Received on Wed Oct 29 13:32:23 2003