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Speirlow@aol.com
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 19:10:01 -0400 (EDT)

  I was talking to my friend today and oddly enough the topic of JD Salinger
came up.  She said she was in her AP English class and her teacher struck up a
conversation about JD Salinger and his works.  She then proceeded to ask me
why I had such an interest in his stories.  I guess her teacher was telling
the class that she hated Salinger because she felt that in he started or
atleast furthered a negative stereotype about teenagers. (Catcher)  I figure
she must have missed the point of the story or read it as an adult with little
understanding of teenage feelings/thoughts.   Also, it's totally ridiculous to
base your whole opinion of an author on one work, she's a teacher she's
suppose to know better.  Just wondering what you guys thought about this.
I've never heard this particular view point before.

Morgan