In the first lecture he explains or acts out the first chapter of Ulysses. It is a shaving scene.
I was reading Ulysses and rendered that James Joyce works were introduced to Salinger by Hemingway. I thought there must be a reference to Joyce in there somewhere. I think it is the shaving scene, is the literary reference to Ulysses.
Wiki: "During the campaign from Normandy into Germany, Salinger arranged to meet with Ernest Hemingway, a writer who had influenced him and was then working as a war correspondent in Paris.[32] Salinger was impressed with Hemingway's friendliness and modesty, finding him more "soft" than his gruff public persona.[33] Hemingway was impressed by Salinger's writing and remarked: "Jesus, he has a helluva talent."[2] The two writers began corresponding; Salinger wrote Hemingway in July 1946 that their talks were among his few positive memories of the war.[33] Salinger added that he was working on a play about Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of his story "Slight Rebellion off Madison", and hoped to play the part himself."
And wiki Hemingway: "Carlos Baker, Hemingway's first biographer, believes that while Anderson suggested Paris because "the monetary exchange rate" made it an inexpensive place to live, more importantly it was where "the most interesting people in the world" lived. In Paris, Hemingway met writers such as Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound who "could help a young writer up the rungs of a career"."
So in a way Stadlater is the Usurper.
Because life is a game that you play according to the rules. But remember that Stradlater borrows Holden's coat. Holden is worried that he will stretch it in the bicep area because Stradlater belongs to the ...hmm he's not playing football...what kind of athlete was Stradlater?
I have links to this here
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
It is called Wings of Art by Joseph Campbell
In the first lecture he explains or acts out the first chapter of Ulysses. It is a shaving scene.
I was reading Ulysses and rendered that James Joyce works were introduced to Salinger by Hemingway. I thought there must be a reference to Joyce in there somewhere. I think it is the shaving scene, is the literary reference to Ulysses.
Wiki:
"During the campaign from Normandy into Germany, Salinger arranged to meet with Ernest Hemingway, a writer who had influenced him and was then working as a war correspondent in Paris.[32] Salinger was impressed with Hemingway's friendliness and modesty, finding him more "soft" than his gruff public persona.[33] Hemingway was impressed by Salinger's writing and remarked: "Jesus, he has a helluva talent."[2] The two writers began corresponding; Salinger wrote Hemingway in July 1946 that their talks were among his few positive memories of the war.[33] Salinger added that he was working on a play about Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of his story "Slight Rebellion off Madison", and hoped to play the part himself."
And wiki Hemingway:
"Carlos Baker, Hemingway's first biographer, believes that while Anderson suggested Paris because "the monetary exchange rate" made it an inexpensive place to live, more importantly it was where "the most interesting people in the world" lived. In Paris, Hemingway met writers such as Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound who "could help a young writer up the rungs of a career"."
So in a way Stadlater is the Usurper.
Because life is a game that you play according to the rules. But remember that Stradlater borrows Holden's coat. Holden is worried that he will stretch it in the bicep area because Stradlater belongs to the ...hmm he's not playing football...what kind of athlete was Stradlater?