Subject: Re: Who wrote Catcher? [Was :Re: Basketball with the Big Boys [was RE: Words, words, words]
From: Sundeep Dougal (holden@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in)
Date: Thu Jan 27 2000 - 07:22:26 EST
Cecilia wrote:
"...So perhaps an analysis of whether Franny is Franny Glass
isn't really as important as understanding that Salinger made her into
Franny Glass later on..."
I couldn't agree more. This is roughly how I've always seen it, too, though
of course it could always be argued that the old codger was deliberately
upto mischief again in not disclosing her full name and so on. I am off to
take a look at the FAQ, as I forget whether we ever got around to addressing
this question there or if, indeed, we even considered the question.
The value of the Alsen book for me is in the annotations and cross-linkages
and other details it provides -- it's almost like having an indexed ed. of
the text of the Glass stories -- and not because of his interpretations.
Sonny
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