I am new to Bananafish, and this will be my only post, as I have an enormous respect for the sanctity of the author. As an aspiring writer, I look at JDS' career as a guide for how I'd want things to evolve for myself, if I cold be so fortunate.... I am 31 (Seymour's age at time of suicide) and I got reacquainted with Catcher in the Rye 6 months ago. I am consumed with it; I see so much "selling out" in the world today that I am repulsed by it. Everyone needs to sell out, of course, but I see a better way.... Earlier this month, I found on the Web an interesting piece of reading; it came from a movie that couldn't have been conceived without Catcher. I don't want to violate the first disclaimer of this discussion group by posting it. But it has inspired me to try and create a world in which HC would have enjoyed very much, a world which couldn't have been possible just a few years ago. And I feel that this idea might appeal to anyone who takes the TIME (the most undervalued asset in all of creation) to be a part of this discussion group. If anyone would like to Email me, I can forward this piece of writing that I mentioned, and I can elaborate on my ideas. Please do not communicate with me through Bananafish; I will continue to subscribe but I just want my privacy right now, which is what every writer should have. Thanks very much.... DJS