Subject: Re: Matthew: An Introduction, and theoretical Glass stories
From: Matthew Jones (columnatedruinsdomino@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 21:44:46 GMT
I agree that there are endless possibilities to explore the aftermath of
Seymour's suicide in other Glass stories. As Salinger has said that Buddy is
his alter-ego, maybe we'll have Buddy living in seclusion in New England for
decades, living off the royalties of "The Catcher In The Rye", and being
stalked by college students and Rupert Murdoch's paparazzi!
Cecilia, can you imagine how difficult it would be to destroy 35 years of
artistic work? Salinger seemed to really love those Glasses (didn't his
daughter say that he loved the Glass children more than his own offspring?),
and as such I can't imagine him wanting to destroy the stories. The ideal
situation would be for him to leave meticulous instructions in his will for
the release of the writings. Who knows, in five years there may be 20 or 30
Salinger books on the shelf. By the way, Cecilia, I wish him a long and
healthy life, but I'm hoping to give him a run for his money!
Tim, here are Van Dyke Park's words to the song "Surf's Up" that I
mentioned. I enjoy their colorful imagery. Like them or not, they're
immeasurably more interesting than the "let's have fun in the sun" type
thing:
http://www.cabinessence.com/brian/lyrics/surfs_up.html#10
best wishes
Matt
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