Franny and Zooey (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: J. D. Salinger
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Philosophical realism
- Time of Work: November, 1955
- Setting: New England and New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Mothers, Parents and children, Authors or writers, New York City, Religion, Brothers and sisters, College life, Mysticism, Prayers
- Locales: Manhattan, NY, New England
Characters Discussed
Frances (Franny) Glass, the youngest of the seven extraordinary Glass children and focus of the “Franny” section of the book. She is a bright twenty- one-year-old college student and gifted actress who is in painful conflict with herself and the world. She is uneasy with the superficiality of her surroundings and their clash of egos. Her profound wish is for a spiritual dimension that would give her life a substance beyond all the posturing, grasping, and self-absorption that threatens to engulf her. Repressing her own feelings, she observes and feels...
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