Franny and Zooey | Characters
Salinger excels in the creation of characterizations so strong that plot can become inconsequential. Franny and Zooey exemplifies this, and very little by the way of action occurs. Instead, the story emphasizes character-shaping through abundant dialogue. In the first and shorter section titled "Franny," the twenty-yearold baby of the Glass family meets with her one-time-boyfriend Lane. Lane's function remains that of the "average" self-aggrandizing Ivy League pseudointellectual, allowing him to act as foil to the naive Franny who still possesses brilliant potential as an...
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