The Hang of It

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The Hang Of It Status Underpublished Original publication source Collier's Original publication date July 12, 1941 Salinger.org rating 2.6 Previous Next Go See Eddie The Heart of a Broken Story

Original art from Collier's

Short (one page!) and overly sweet. The only saving grace of this thing is JDS' use of "spelled-out language", but that hardly makes it worth looking at.

"Don't say that to me again. Or I'll kill ya. I'll akchally kill ya, Pettit. Because I hatecha, Pettit. You hear me? I hatecha!"

Sources

• (July 12 1941) The Hang of It. Collier's CVIII: 22.
• Reprinted in:
  • The Kitbook for Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines