hi! i'm sorry to bother you all... i'm an ignorant newbie...laugh at me! :) ok, so i've been on your delightful list for about a week now. pathetic, no? but here's a question i have... i'm sure it's already been answered, but... i'm doing a research project on fictional characters' different methods of escape from a material society. i've read a. p. d. f. bananafish, but... do any of you have additional insightful ideas about seymour and materialism? thanks again, and sorry to be a bother! love always, margaret