Analysis Of Franny And Zooey

It is clear that Francie loves Johnny more than anyone else in the world, nevertheless, she owes her motherly attributes to Sissy Rommely. Sissy, Francie’s aunt, is kind and caring toward all people regardless of the age, race or gender. Francie and all who know Sissy view Sissy as a mother figure, despite her promiscuous reputation. Francie believes that Sissy is loose with men because of her determination to give as much as she can to anyone. Francie adores Sissy, and Sissy’s maternal actions are the inspiration to Francie’s fantasies about starting a family of her own. Sissy makes frequent visits to the Nolan house and constantly checks on the children’s well-being, just as a mother would watch over her own children. If someone mistreats one of the children, such as Francie’s elementary school teacher, Sissy makes sure to give them a piece of her mind. Sissy’s protective nature of the Nolan children shows Francie the lifestyle of a caring mother.

The Glass Castle is a memoir about the hardships faced by a young girl, Jeannette and her tangible indigent family and how she overcame them by becoming a successful writer she is today.This memoir is an example for today’s younger generation that you shouldn’t let

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a celebrated and cherished play that has affected generations. Written in 1945, the play very well may have been an outlet for Williams to accept what had happened to his own sister. Rose Williams had been lobotomized due to schizophrenia, affecting her brother greatly. While Williams’ family may be real, his characters are over dramatic and eccentric. The characters of Amanda, Tom, and Laura make up an extremely dysfunctional family living together in a 1930’s Saint Louis. By the end of the play, each character has affected themselves and each other. The characters spend the majority of their lives inventing someone who will make the rest of their family members happy, and when these facades crumble,

The Glass Castle tells a childhood story full of growing up with irresponsible parents, moving non-stop, and living in poverty. Jeannette and her siblings had to deal with situations that no one should have to go through. Her parents- the artistic but selfish Rose Mary and the intelligent but alcoholic Rex- neglect their kids and fail to provide for them. Jeanette and her siblings had to learn to provide for themselves, and are forced to mature at an early age to survive.

Children these days have a variety of needs, often being surrounded by the ideas of freedom and security. While some people seek complete freedom from society’s rules, others seek the comforts of security that a normal life provides. Children’s preferences on freedom and security are reflected from their Mom and Dad’s parenting style. In The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, the characters Brian, Lori, and Jeannette show that while growing they would rather have security over freedom because they repeatedly find themselves in a state of danger due to their parent’s lack of security. For example, if Jeannette’s parents were accountable while Jeanette was in proximity to fire she would not have been traumatized and severely burnt. Another

The novella, “Zooey,” begins with the youngest male of the Glass family reading a letter that was written to him by Buddy, his elder brother. Buddy tells Zooey of a chance encounter that he had with a little girl at the butcher shop. In his conversation with the girl, Buddy discovers she has two boyfriends. He asks her for their names, to which she replies, “Bobby and Dorothy” (64). Her reply is what motivates Buddy to write his letter to Zooey. He reminds his younger brother, “that all legitimate religious study must lead to unlearning the differences, the illusory differences, between boys and girls, animals and stones, day and night, heat and cold” (67-68). In Buddy’s eyes, the little girl’s reply represents this ideology. She doesn’t recognize that there is a difference between Bobby and Dorothy; she just knows that they are her “boyfriends.” The butcher shop anecdote is

The text The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and the text Becoming Human by Jean Vanier both deal with the main theme, and journey, of exclusion to inclusion. This theme is quite directly and prominently expressed in Becoming Human, with Vanier’s focus being on the exclusion from society that most disabled and marginalized individuals face, and how his charity program, L’Arche, is able to transform this into their utmost inclusion. In The Glass Castle, Walls demonstrates similar ideas in her own writing. Although Vanier’s stories are about others, her journey is a very personal one. Unfortunately, she herself experiences what it is like to be excluded and isolated from the rest of the world as a result of stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice.

J. D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey is about a twenty-year-old college student named Franny, who is seeking spirituality in her life. She is a member of the intelligent Glass family, whose children struggle with conforming to society after appearing on the television quiz show called It’s a Wise Child. Salinger’s novel is composed of two sections. The first section, Franny, deals with Franny explaining to her boyfriend her distaste for the college environment. In the second section, Zooey, Franny discusses with her brother Zooey about feeling isolated from the people around her and finding spirituality in her life. In Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger, the main protagonist, Franny, undergoes a change in perspective as she tries to cope with her dissatisfaction with the world through her spiritual beliefs. In the beginning, Franny is experiencing a deterioration in mental health due to her severe judgemental attitude and harsh criticism of her college experience; with little thought, she turns to prayer in an attempt to resolve her difficulties, but her problems grow worse due to her lack of understanding of religion. Eventually, she comes to a greater understanding of her relationship with others as she realizes the genuine meaning of her spiritual beliefs through listening to Zooey’s consoling advice.

Children must learn the importance and of material processions and pride in them from someone else, in this case, parents. Both Lawrence and Greene distinguish Paul and Trevor’s families for considering themselves above others. Paul’s family “…felt themselves superior to anyone in the neighborhood” (Lawrence, 1933/2013, p. 174) and similarly in “The Destructors” Trevor’s “… mother considered herself better than the neighbors” (Greene, 1954/n.d., p. 1). In the stories, both families pride themselves on their identity within society and how they people perceive them. Their pride becomes the root of the majority of the

In the beginning of “The Glass Castle” the narrator’s father seems harsh. He doesn’t want his kids growing up on myths and wants them to see the reality of life in general. As the memoir continues the narrator’s father seems to mellow out in the sense that he wants his kids to have childhood memories of Christmas and the receiving gifts, even though they do not have any money.

The strong characters of Francie Nolan, her mother Katie, her brother Neely, and her aunt Sissy were all extremely dynamic and I was able to see the many sides of their personalities and thoughts throughout the novel. Her father Johnny was a more static character however, and we were only able to see him through Francie Nolan’s eyes. Francie, the complex, main character was bright, joyful, and had an observant view of the world, while still remembering where she came from. This classic story also contained all the necessary features of plot such as conflict, a climax, and a strong conclusion. Conflict was provided through the poverty of the Nolan family, the alcoholism of the father, and the fight to educate Francie and her brother. The climax hits, when Francie begins to lose her innocence and wonders about the cruelty of the world, and the story ends with a fulfilling wrapped up conclusion. Most of the family members conflicts fade and Francie Nolan’s internal conflicts

In J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories there are many tales centered on children, who are often depicted as a symbol of hope and connected with the values that stand in contrast to the ones typical of the adults corrupted by materialism. In my essay, I would like to concentrate on the portrayal of children in “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and “Teddy”. Even though the way these characters are depicted is similar, a child protagonist in each of the stories is representative of different things. While Sibyl can be seen as a prototype of a childlike innocence, purity and simplicity, Teddy can hardly be considered a prototypical innocent child. Despite the simplicity of Sibyl’s thinking, her presence and behavior help the reader draw many complex

In this novel about identity, we are reminded of how often we see ego, wishes, and desires. The specific mundane details of objects, such as the medicine cabinet, Franny’s purse, and other objects, bring out characterization of both Franny and Zooey. The objects can signify how disorderly and imperfect they both are, but are known to be these “perfect” people because they’re really good at what they do. Also, for how famous they are in their acting careers. Salinger uses objects as a metaphor for an empty devoted life, dedicated to a spiritual meaning.

In the novel, Franny and Zooey by J.D Salinger, it is overwhelmed with many themes; the novel also reveals an important message on finding ones self and dealing with the difficulties and struggles of life; these themes consist of religion, egos, and culture. Franny Glass struggles with the phoniness and egotism that spreads through society. She longs to escape her problems and decides to get away from it by withdrawing into spirituality religious values through the Jesus Prayer. She soon realizes the down fall of her solution and through her pains and challenges; she learns how to deal with social unpleasantness. Franny learns that she needs to shed her egotism and act unselfishly. The novel also has many different symbols with

The Sheridans are an affluent family of New Zealand; they are prominent and social, often hosting parties and luncheons for other families of the same social rank. They live in a world protected from the realities of life such as poverty, death, and unhappiness, and this bubble contains all the joy, perfection, and grandeur that is stereotypically accompanied with having an abundance of wealth. As a whole, the Sheridan family is one-dimensional; they cannot see beyond their own way of life, and cannot comprehend the hardships faced by others. The family consists primarily of cold and self absorbed individuals, but these characteristics are only revealed when their way of life is challenged or infringed upon; often they appear to be lovely, happy, and fortuitous citizens who are enjoying the benefits of their propitious life.