Franny and Zooey (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: J. D. Salinger
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Novella
- 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
Franny and Zooey is actually a compilation of two long stories first published separately in The New Yorker, and it indicates an increasing tendency of Salinger to create stories more as vehicles for the expression of religious and philosophical ideas than as pieces of dramatic fiction. The first story, “Franny,” describes the emotional collapse of the youngest member of the Glass family, several other members of which appear repeatedly in Salinger's work.
Franny Glass, an honors student in English and drama at a New England women's college, goes to visit her...
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