Odp: [Bananafish] Re: Geismar

[James Rovira]

Egad, Matt...don't you think that anyone but Christ would have 
difficulty living up to the standards of Salinger's characters?  I read 
most of the article posted. I appreciate the author's defense of 
Salinger's style, but I still think it misses the validity of the 
criticism.  Salinger does love the Glass family more than God does.

Stylistically, though, I think Zooey is remarkable.  You can see every 
movement Zooey makes and each one seems invested with meaning.  You feel 
like you're in the room watching.  Or even better.  You feel like God 
watching the scene.

Jim

Matt Kozusko wrote:

> Well said, Jim!  It's an interesting question, and a good one.  Your  
> phrasing on religion and enlightenment is particularly striking.
> 
> All we've got besides the fiction is a mess of generally negative  
> biographies.  In the context of this question, perhaps the  biographies 
> are just inadequate, but they do suggest that the man has  some 
> difficulty living up to his  characters' standards.
> 
> Matt


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