In a message dated 10/11/99 1:27:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, seandr@Exchange.Microsoft.com writes: << Zooey is my favorite Salinger character. He, if anyone, understands that all this yammering on about Zen is a perfect pile of shit. If Seymour is the family's Christ, Zooey is the resident heretic. He has all the irresistable charm, the pointed wit, the blessed sarcasm of a genuine Manhattan snob. He's Salinger at his best. In fact, I see a little of Zooey in you, Scottie. No wonder you can't stand him! -Sean >> Gawd that's the most intelligent thing I've heard in awhile. :) Just make sure you observe that Zooey the heretic could not complete escape his faith however much he resented the fact :) Jim