I think Ginnie's change of demeanor with Selena may be the result of meeting Eric and beginning an attraction to him. When she "casually" asks Selena what he does, I get the feeling she makes herself sound casual but is interested (though only god and salinger know why she would like such a clod--I know, I know, I'm wearing those white socks as I write and am as much of a clod and more...) in older boys and sees Selena as a way to meet them. Accepting the pathetic chicken sandwich and not throwing it away may be her way of accepting the necessary phoniness to dating...will On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, PODESTA,Lesley wrote: > 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 published and unpublished stories (Franny orders one, etc).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. > > >