next day isaacs class and
richie comes in slams his
stuff down next to me drops
into the chair
goes –so did you dig into
any of those books yet- and i
look over at him and go
-yeah
-i started naked lunch- and
he smiles -oh really what do
you think so far- and im like
-its pretty gay
-i mean like really gay i
didnt know there was gonna
be that much cocksucking
and shit-
richie shrugs -yeah but you
just have to ignore that or like
deal with it the ideas are
whats important
-especially the stuff about
control systems and that- and
im like -i dont know if i can
ignore all that
-i mean its pretty gay are the
other books like that- and
richie looks at me disgusted
-yeah dee dee theyre all like
that
-i set you up for a real
cocksucking frenzy- and im
about to respond when isaacs
walks in and slams the door
behind him
-all right swine- he grins
-prepare yrselves for the
pearls of learning i am about
to cast before ye-
he puts his papers down and
sits at the head of the table
-okay so catcher in the rye
there were probably enough
-swear words to keep yr
interest this time around- and
we go to work and go
through the whole character
arc
and the man vs self plotline
and eventually we get to the
source of the title in holdens
dream about the kids in the
rye
and i can like feel richie
getting antsy next to me
isaacs goes into the
symbolism of it and before
the words
-christ imagery- even leave
his lips richie is all over him
-why is it always christ every
single time
-its as if theres never been
another story of rebirth and
sacrifice in all of world
mythology- and isaacs
tightens up
goes -richie i have no issues
with you not believing in
christ or christian belief
systems but an argument can
definitely be made
-for the imagery being
directly related holdens
constant repetition of the
name christ throughout- and
richie cuts him off
-look- and his voice is
almost shaking -i get it but
physical rebirth is within
reach of every single one of
us
-and to always act like jesus
christ has some kind of
fucking monopoly on it- and
isaacs raises his voice
-RICHIE-
and i dont know if hes getting
pissed cuz richies arguing
again or cuz this is the kind
of shit that gets teachers fired
-i appreciate that you are
passionate about the subject
but again the tone and tenor
of salingers work directly
supports
-references to holden as a
christ figure- and richie
replies -i get it i get that my
issue is that anyone everyone
is given the choice
-to return from physical
death- and isaacs slams his
threadbare copy of catcher on
the table -richie i have told
you this before
-we are not discussing elsa
barker in this class- and
richie grins -how do you
know im talking about elsa
barker-
long pause isaacs shuts his
eyes and grits his teeth -if
you continue with this richie
im going to have to ask you
to leave-
and richie just gets up -okay
fuck it- grabs his books
strides over to the door
whips it open goes out then
slams it behind him
isaacs opens his eyes and
relaxes his jaw -okay then
back to salinger- and frejean
goes -what an asshole- super
loud and
some guys laugh and isaacs
face tightens again -frejean-
and he goes -yeah- and
isaacs says -shut up-
