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For my summer reading book report I, unfortunately, chose the book Franny and Zooey, which combines his short story “Franny” and novella Zooey by J.D. Salinger. One of the best parts of this book was the ending on page 201, “When she had replaced the phone she seemed to know just what to do next… Before she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep, she just lay quiet, smiling at the ceiling”. This is a great moment partly because the book was over and there was no more pretentious complaining to read, and

The Pessimistic and Bitter Franny Glass of J.D Salinger’s Franny and Zooey Young adulthood is often a time for maturing spiritually. Franny Glass, the protagonist of J.D Salinger’s novel, Franny and Zooey, began to question her religious beliefs, during this time of spiritual growth. Franny’s quest for religion caused her to become pessimistic, bitter, and emotionally unstable.      Franny held many strong beliefs that caused her to view her surroundings pessimistically. After spending three

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn How did Francie mature as time progressed throughout the early years of her life? When Francie grew up and had to help support and keep the family together, she gained an early peek of maturity and womanhood. She then gained the privilege to be independent and earn the title of assistance. Meanwhile, as time passed she lost her father, Johnny Nolan, and had to earn income to keep the family afloat to continue to progress despite the hardship and heartbreaking sacrifices

Holden as a Foil ti Zooey Although they are the protagonists from two separate books, Franny Glass, a teenage girl in J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey, and Holden Caufield, a young man in Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye, serve as foils to each other. Both suffer unnecessarily due to their interaction with those whom they are close to, due to their relationships with themselves, as well as due to their views on the world. In the end, however Franny and Holden change their values and therefore

This is done through recounting the experiences of members of the Glass family, a household of intellectuals who never seem to be satisfied with their present state of being. A former star on the radio show “It’s a Wise Child”, the eldest sibling, Seymour, who committed suicide later in his lifetime, felt it his duty to act as a religious guide to his younger siblings and instills in them the values of Buddhism- a factor which later contributed to much dissatisfaction amongst his younger brother and

In the book Bounce by Megan Shull the main character is Frannie Hudson. Frannie is constantly teased by her older sister and neglected by her older brother. Her winter vacation isn't of to such a great start when her parents tell her that they are leaving her in the care of her siblings while they go to Jamaica during Christmas. With the parents gone her siblings throw a party and call Frannie names.Frannie falls asleep on the eve of Christmas wanting nothing more than to live a different live where

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

For my summer reading book report I, unfortunately, chose the book Franny and Zooey, which combines his short story “Franny” and novella Zooey by J.D. Salinger. One of the best parts of this book was the ending on page 201, “When she had replaced the phone, she seemed to know just what to do next… Before she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep, she just lay quiet, smiling at the ceiling”. This is a great moment, partly because the book was over and there was no more pretentious complaining to read

Francie, while strolling her neighborhood for the last time with Laurie, arrives at the library- the library that had defined her as a child and that held all her hopes for the future. However, now as she reflects on everything this building was, she understands that life is so capable of altering her perspective on things. Or, more so, that the exposure to reality and growing up could take away that childlike paradise of the world. For, in the beginning of the novel, Francie was so idealistic; she

The novel Franny and Zooey was a higher-level reading. J.D. Salinger had written it in a unique fashion. This novel was split into two sections, one section was “Franny” and the other one was “Zoeey.” Within reading Franny and Zooey, it had a lot of impacts on me as a student, reader and person in general. Franny and Zooey had an abundance of impacts on me as a student. As a student this novel included a lot of allusions and vocabulary I did not know. I was forced to learn all the vocabulary I did