Odp: [Bananafish] Re: Geismar

[James Rovira]

He seems to value sincerity, honesty, people over things or ideas, a 
religious consciousness that follows a pantheist trajectory, 
enlightenment that produces an existential change in the individual 
rather than one consisting primarily of systematic knowledge, tolerance 
at least, compassion/understanding preferred, extreme giftedness, 
especially intelligence.

The list isn't so much important as being able to read so that you can 
identify central values.  Are you asking a homework question?

Seeing the list above, I see many values in common with 19th cent. 
European Romanticism (I'm most familiar with English Romanticism but 
know a little bit about German and Danish), so I can see how some would 
label him a neo-romanticist.

Jim R.

Anna Wyszkowska wrote:

> Hi!!
> A short and important ( at least for me;)) question- what do you think about
> the values that Salinger cheriches in his fiction? What are they? And what`s
> more, I once came across an opinion that Salinger is associated with
> Neo-Romanticism. Do you agree?
> 
> -Anna

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Jim Rovira
Ph.D. candidate, Drew University
Lecturer in English, Rollins College
http://thephilosopersstone.blogspot.com/