Subject: Re: Bananafish the story
Mike42082@aol.com
Date: Wed Jul 25 2001 - 15:43:10 GMT
Chris writes:
> Does anything is this line from Bananafish strike you as out of place:
>
> "Ah, Sharon Lipscutz," said the young man. "How that name comes up. Mixing
> memory with desire."
>
> What's that last bit all about?
Dear Chris
I think it's a reference to TS Eliot's "The Waste Land." Here is the stanza below.
April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
The full text can be seen here:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2747/wasteland.html
Your pal,
Mike
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