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though it is full of children that are bound to be adored. He pronounces
no judgements, he is simply gifted with having them, and with having
them passionately.
The material of these stories is quite different, again, from his
subject. Death, war, the flaws in human relationships, the crazy inabil-
ity to make plain to others what is most transparent and plain to our-
selves and nearest our hearts; the lack or loss of a way to offer our pas-
sionate feeling belief, in their full generosity; the ruthless cruelty of
conventional social judgements and behavior; the persistent longing –
reaching sometimes to fantasy – to return to some state of purity and
grace; these subjects lie somewhere near the core of J.D. Salinger's
work.
They all pertain to the lack of something in the world, and it
might he said that what Mr. Salinger has written about so far is the ab-
sence of love. Owing to that absence comes the spoilation of inno-
cence, or else the triumph in death of innocence over the outrage and
corruption that lie in wait for it.
The feeling may arise from these warm, uneven stories (no
writer worth his salt is even, or can be) that Mr. Salinger has never,
here, directly touched upon what he has the most to say about: love.
Love averts itself in pity, laughter, or a gesture or vision of finality
possibly too easy or simple in stories that are neither easy nor simple in
any degree.
Mr. Salinger is a very serious artist, and it is likely that what he
has to say will find many forms as time goes by – interesting forms,
too. His novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," was good and extremely
moving, although – for this reader – all its virtues can be had in a short
story by the same author, where they are somehow more at home.
What this reader loves about Mr. Salinger's stories is that they
honor what is unique and precious in each person on earth. Their au-
thor has the courage – it is more like the earned right and privilege – to
experiment at the risk of not being understood. Best of all, he has a lov-
ing heart.
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APPENDIX 2.
It is well known that Salinger’s writing is influenced by Buddhism. His
works are written in accordance with art of Zen and Sanskrit poetics.
Among their principles are:
1. The principle of equal creating activity of the writer and the reader
as the creator and the one who accepts the aesthetic object respec-
tively. The ability to see and decipher the message is as important
as to create it. (It results in a lot of ambiguities and absence of di-
rect explanations made by the author.)
2. The principle of inexhaustibility and eternity of the world. It
causes inevitable gap between the object one wants to depict and
the depicted result. The writers depict the complicated through
simple things, which must reveal unexpected depth.
Besides, a real work of art is supposed to have two layers - explicit and
suggested (implicit). The more the author’s views are veiled, the better.
The essence of art is to evoke images with the help of faint hints and
reminiscences. You must pay attention not to what is said, but to what
is implied.
The hidden message is understood only by those selected few who
have supersensuous ability and in whose souls there are reminiscences
about the previous incarnations.
According to the theory of Dhvani (the revealing, implicit meaning)
this hidden message may be:
• a simple idea
• a figure of speech
• a certain poetic mood (Rasa)
The latter is considered the main aim of literature. (You can find the
types of Rasa on page 217 of your book.)
(If you want to learn more about principles of Sanskrit poetics and
aesthetics, go to http://ignca.nic.in/ps_03008.htm)
though it is full of children that are bound to be adored. He pronounces APPENDIX 2.
no judgements, he is simply gifted with having them, and with having
them passionately. It is well known that Salinger’s writing is influenced by Buddhism. His
The material of these stories is quite different, again, from his works are written in accordance with art of Zen and Sanskrit poetics.
subject. Death, war, the flaws in human relationships, the crazy inabil- Among their principles are:
ity to make plain to others what is most transparent and plain to our- 1. The principle of equal creating activity of the writer and the reader
selves and nearest our hearts; the lack or loss of a way to offer our pas- as the creator and the one who accepts the aesthetic object respec-
sionate feeling belief, in their full generosity; the ruthless cruelty of tively. The ability to see and decipher the message is as important
conventional social judgements and behavior; the persistent longing – as to create it. (It results in a lot of ambiguities and absence of di-
reaching sometimes to fantasy – to return to some state of purity and rect explanations made by the author.)
grace; these subjects lie somewhere near the core of J.D. Salinger's 2. The principle of inexhaustibility and eternity of the world. It
work. causes inevitable gap between the object one wants to depict and
They all pertain to the lack of something in the world, and it the depicted result. The writers depict the complicated through
might he said that what Mr. Salinger has written about so far is the ab- simple things, which must reveal unexpected depth.
sence of love. Owing to that absence comes the spoilation of inno-
cence, or else the triumph in death of innocence over the outrage and Besides, a real work of art is supposed to have two layers - explicit and
corruption that lie in wait for it. suggested (implicit). The more the author’s views are veiled, the better.
The feeling may arise from these warm, uneven stories (no The essence of art is to evoke images with the help of faint hints and
writer worth his salt is even, or can be) that Mr. Salinger has never, reminiscences. You must pay attention not to what is said, but to what
here, directly touched upon what he has the most to say about: love. is implied.
Love averts itself in pity, laughter, or a gesture or vision of finality The hidden message is understood only by those selected few who
possibly too easy or simple in stories that are neither easy nor simple in have supersensuous ability and in whose souls there are reminiscences
any degree. about the previous incarnations.
Mr. Salinger is a very serious artist, and it is likely that what he According to the theory of Dhvani (the revealing, implicit meaning)
has to say will find many forms as time goes by – interesting forms, this hidden message may be:
too. His novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," was good and extremely • a simple idea
moving, although – for this reader – all its virtues can be had in a short • a figure of speech
story by the same author, where they are somehow more at home. • a certain poetic mood (Rasa)
What this reader loves about Mr. Salinger's stories is that they The latter is considered the main aim of literature. (You can find the
honor what is unique and precious in each person on earth. Their au- types of Rasa on page 217 of your book.)
thor has the courage – it is more like the earned right and privilege – to (If you want to learn more about principles of Sanskrit poetics and
experiment at the risk of not being understood. Best of all, he has a lov- aesthetics, go to http://ignca.nic.in/ps_03008.htm)
ing heart.
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