Hello all you J. D. Salinger fans. I'm new on the Bananafish list so I decided to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Hilary and I am a student in Louisiana. I read "The Catcher in the Rye" the summer before 9th grade and I absolutely LOVED it. Since then I haven't found a Salinger book or story I didn't like. I think one of my favorite things about Salinger's work is that he is such a describtive writer. I am doing my research paper on Characterization in his stories so if any of you have any suggestions, comments, etc. please send them to me! Thanks! -Hilary Starr_fire_@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com