Re: Hapworthless
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@hotpop.com)
Wed, 06 Oct 1999 17:50:18 +1000
Will wrote:
> >Yes, Seymour ends his letter believing in Buddy's "leontine devotion to
> >his literary implements" will release him from "this enchanting vale of
> >tears, laughter, redeeming human love, affection, and courtesy."
And what more fitting vale for Salinger? He *knew* that this'd be his last
story, damn him! (: I'm very interested in the Blake parallels by the way,
considering that Blake, like Salinger, wrote in a way which was profoundly
spiritually based, had his own cosmology and greatly espoused the words
that came from the mouths of babes! I'd be interested to hear of any other
parallels - not only to Blake, but to anyone who might throw a little bit
of light on ol' Camp Hapworth.
Camille
verona_beach@hotpop.com