Re: BANANAFISH digest 120

Kathy Dexter (Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu)
Wed, 08 Oct 1997 21:55:32 -0500

>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
>

i disagree.  why should you have to rip it apart in order to understand
it on more than one level?  and why should understanding be only on a
cerebral level?  can't you understand something without knowing?  can't
i phrase a declarative sentence?  not in this post.--matt