analysis of Franny and Zooey
... Salinger, in his novel Franny and Zooey, published in 1961, can be seen as an author thriving to release his inner thoughts and emotions through his characters. ... In both novels The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, Salinger’s characters speak negatively of plays and the people involved in them. ... Franny also voices her opinion of the theatre in her explanation of why she quit. ... ” (Franny and Zooey, 28) The irony of Franny being a former actress can be compared to that of Salinger’s former interest in writing plays, none of which were published. Salinger can be seen as a person very common to Franny when considering that their interest in the theatre was much greater before they found out how the people were behind the scenes and the values of the business.