RE: Another question from the naive reader../chickens.
PODESTA,Lesley (Lesley.PODESTA@deetya.gov.au)
Wed, 09 Sep 1998 11:26:06 +1000
Hi everyone,
I'm very glad that we're talking about Ginnie and Selena. I've never been
able to buy tennis balls without thinking of them.
My comment relates to the symbolism of the famous chicken sandwich. What is
it about chicken sandwiches and Salinger? They are everywhere in the
published and unpublished stories (Franny orders one, etc). (Not to mention
chicken soup.)
I am mightily tempted to comment on the psycho sexual symbolism of young
women, white flesh, half eaten and uneaten sandwiches and the reproductive
roles & capacities of birds and teenagers but I'll resist. However, I want
to know what other people think. Was it just that chicken sandwiches were so
popular in the fifties? Was the chicken sandwich a treat that our fighting
boys dreamed of? Aaah, the food of JD Salinger. A great new Phd topic.
Lesley P.