Hi there, I've just joined the banafish list and felt like introducing myself after reading all these great postings... I'm Chrisian and I'm Germany, though I'll be around in Dublin the next months (hope to get net-access there soon). I got a copy of "Catcher" some years ago and wasn't able to put it away 'til I finished reading. Recently I chose Salinger for my intermediate examen and read a lot of his stories and the critic's stuff. >reality bites was on tv last sunday, and after re-viewing winona ryder's >collapse on the couch, ashtray filling days and addiction to telephone >psychic scene, i take back all negative comments. i think that she would >make a very good franny. actually the guy that plays opposite her >(forget his name, not ethan hawke, the other one) would make a very good >lane. what do you think? actually, the more i think about it, the more >perfect she gets. I defintily agree with you on this - I never thought about it before, but it actually fits pretty well. Though, Wynona isn't praying... I've just read 'Down at the Dinghy' from Nine Stories and found it has some similarities (regarding the effect) with Hemingway's "A Days Wait". What do you think about that? =20 Christian (stu30755@mail.uni-kiel.de) =20 --Dr=FCben auf dem H=FCgel m=F6cht ich sein-- =20