Post #4

Franny and Zooey
pages 76-106

The next section of Franny and Zooey was a long stretch of dialogue between Zooey and his mother. Ms. Glass tells Zooey about his constant pessimism, and expresses her concern for Franny, who appears to be going through an emotional breakdown.

I don't believe Salinger is big on symbols, but he uses many stylistic devices repeatedly. For example, Salinger's repeated use of letters between characters helps with plot development. Actions made by the characters also often speak louder than the dialogue between the characters. For example, this passage describes how zooey feels for his mother with only a description of his actions:

"Zooey turned full around to look at his mother. He turned around and looked at her, In this instance, in precisely the same way that, at one time or another, all his brothers and sisters had turned around and looked at her. Not just with objective wonder at the rising of a truth, fragmentary or not, up through what often seemed to be an impenetrable mass of prejudices, cliches, and brombides. But with admiration, affection, and, not least, gratitude."