Re: BANANAFISH digest 120
Richard Lampe (rlampe@mathcs.richmond.edu)
Wed, 08 Oct 1997 22:47:31 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Andrew Youn wrote:
> But my point is: Salinger doesn't like us talking about Salinger. I don't
> either, in a way, I think that his writing is strictly to be enjoyed and
> not ripped apart. This disturbs me. Thoughts?
Andrew,
So who's saying you HAVE to rip it apart? There's nothing wrong with
wanting to understand it on different levels, and to do that you have to
analyze it and break it down, then put it all back together again. Are
you saying that `to be enjoyed and not ripped apart' means reading it only
on the most superficial level, and not digging any deeper? It's hard to
believe any author, Salinger included, would want his works read like that
(regardless of what the damned covers looks like). What disturbs you about
the analysis and why does it disturb you?
RickL