Re: second opinion
Brendan McKennedy (suburbantourist@hotmail.com)
Sat, 02 May 1998 22:07:35 -0700 (PDT)
>> Anyone who looks to any media for
>> instruction is a fool.
>
>don't know who said this originally, but the statement's a little off.
>to disregard any and all media-- which, as some people have taken it,
>means any public figure, any public work, etc. means you have a really
>narrow starting point for education, on your own or otherwise.
I'm responsible for the original quote, and I'm a little baffled by it
myself. Maybe I was just having a bad day; more likely I was just plain
wrong. Perhaps a better take on that is Anyone who holds media
responsible for his actions is a fool. I think the problem with Catcher
is that it is interpreted by many a teenager as a direct instructional
tool, while the instruction, if there is any, lies in the irony of the
piece. I personally like to read the story, not for instruction, but
for the craft of it. The flawless characterization, and the meticulous
layering of the text.
I don't look at the Mona Lisa to learn posture, either.
Brendan
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