In a message dated 98-10-31 14:25:14 EST, you write: << however that I realized to what extent I took just those last few pages of the book and how much doing things for "the fat lady" became a sort of existentialist mechanism for creating and developing myself. Err...I don't think that explaination was at all clear. Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts about "the fat lady" at the end of the book? I know for me it was probably about the most important fifteen or so pages I have ever read. >> When I read about teh fat lady... I practically dropped the book. It certainly wasn't the most important fifteen pages I've ever read because I constantly read things out of Salinger and others just not as often that strike me to the point of either laughing or crying or grinning or just plain getting chills and that was one big one. It just makes so much sense. EVERYONE is the fat lady! I do try to apply to life and remember that everything is part of everything...