Re: greetings and salutations
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:51:37 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 9/15/99 8:54:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
verona_beach@hotpop.com writes:
<< To my mind, Salinger's reader-selecting has grown and grown over the
years until we reach Hapworth 16 which, by its sheer length alone is a work
that says `I dare you to make it through this!' - not to mention everything
that follows, which we haven't seen because Salinger has apparently decided
that *none* of us Get It. So I think that your instincts are similar to
mine. There is just something unsatisfying and - yes - phoney about
explaining away Holden as a condition rather than a human being with all
the shades of grey intact.
Camille >>
I don't completely believe this theory, but I Can Sure See Why You'd think
that :)
Jim