Subject: Re: van't to be alone
From: Will Hochman (Hochman@scsu.ctstateu.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 09:00:27 GMT
Seemingly strong proof in _Dream Catcher_ that Salinger has been
writing a good deal of Seymour's life and other texts. I'm going to
write the review tomorrow--for 3 days I've been reading/living
Margaret Salinger's world--she is almost a Glass family member for me
at this point, even if some on the list will read her book as a
betrayal--I don't think it is--it's another story from Holden except
its written by Margaret Salinger. She weaves Salinger's ficition and
bio into a quest to go beyond some of her father's thinking and
influence--some won't like this new horizon but I do, will
ps she does a good job of putting Joyce Maynard in perspective as
well as showing what a bastard her father could be--no winners and
losers so much as us--this book moves the Salinger myth into a new
generation. If we can accept the truth from Holden, then Ms.
Salinger's clouded past may not obscure her credibiity. (Our man
Scottie can make a better guess about that than I can...). Margaret
Salinger claims some dark space for the literary themes and affects
of Salinger's ideas that have completely stirred me up, will
-- Will Hochman Assistant Professor of English Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515 - * Unsubscribing? Mail majordomo@roughdraft.org with the message * UNSUBSCRIBE BANANAFISH
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