RE: nabokov, america, salinger
John Touzios (JTouzios@mwumail.midwestern.edu)
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:32:12 -0600
camille,
i can't help but point out that you are discussing only, like, the very crux
of things. 'just thought i'd mention that before computers starting blowing
up.
john
>===== Original Message From Camille Scaysbrook <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
=====
>Jim wrote:
>> The point is that we are talking about two different points of view, both
>> with their own strengths and weaknesses. It's not surprising that
>> Nabokov might present America in a way you can identify with, Camille,
>> the view from outside the bowl.
>
>Aha ... yes, but how do you know that this is the `real' America? You're
>right that views both in and outside are totally valid - anything, when you
>think about it, is valid - but, well, let's use another comparison. No one
>likes to hear their voice on tape. Nobody. And this is because you're
>hearing the voice you present to the world, and it always sounds so prissy
>and awful and nasal that you *can't* match it up with the voice you hear
>when you yourself speak. This voice, the one that seems the `real' one to
>you, is in actuality only the `real' one to you, the actual real one is the
>one you can never hear. Likewise - it's nearly impossible for all but the
>very greatest writers to step out of the goldfish that is their own self
>and view things totally objectively.
>
>Camille
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