One character in this story tells another that her heart is "an autumn garage" and states about another character, "If he were twenty miles in the woods, with both legs broken and a goddam arrow sticking out of his back, he'd crawl back to his cave," when one character expresses concern over that character's lack of a home phone. One character describes a dream about being made to dive for a can of coffee at the bottom of a swimming pool and both central characters make repeated references to the "Jesus Prayer". The title character recounts being asked to shine his shoes for an appearance on the radio show, "It's A Wise Child", and shares his realization that the Fat Lady is everyone, including Christ himself, to reassure his sister who's had a nervous breakdown. F
One character in this story tells another that her heart is "an autumn garage" and states about another character, "If he were twenty miles in the woods, with both legs broken and a goddam arrow sticking out of his back, he'd crawl back to his cave," when one character expresses concern over that character's lack of a home phone. One character describes a dream about being made to dive for a can of coffee at the bottom of a swimming pool and both central characters make repeated references to the "Jesus Prayer". The title character recounts being asked to shine his shoes for an appearance on the radio show, "It's A Wise Child", and shares his realization that the Fat Lady is everyone, including Christ himself, to reassure his sister who's had a nervous breakdown. For 10 points, name this J. D. Salinger story about the second-youngest Glass child, often paired with "Franny".
One character in this story tells another that her heart is "an autumn garage" and states about another character, "If he were twenty miles in the woods, with both legs broken and a goddam arrow sticking out of his back, he'd crawl back to his cave," when one character expresses concern over that character's lack of a home phone.
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