Franny si Zooey by J.D. SalingerPublicate in 1961, „Franny si Zooey”, doua povestiri ample, releva criza morala a unei adolescente din familia Glass, fosta „copil-minune”, incapabila sa-si daruiasca semenilor sai neobisnuitele ei talente creatoare.
«Povestirile din ciclul familiei Glass - observa intr-un articol din 1963 Sam S. Baskett - dovedesc tot mai clar ca Salinger nu mai e multumit sa produca ceea ce e indeobste recunoscut a fi un lucru realizat foarte bine de el: naratiunea scurta, abrupta, turul de forta construit pe o baza in general ingusta, disecind efectele unei vieti lipsite de idealuri... Declarindu-se de acord cu viziunea lui Fitzgerald, aceea a tristetii pe care o cuprinde o viata lipsita de adincime, intr-o societate meschina, Salinger refuza ideea ca visul american s-a transformat pe vecie intr-un cosmar. Vazind viata asa cum e in realitate, membrii familiei Glass se dedica pe deplin aspiratiei de a-i gasi, totusi, un sens.»
Genres: Fiction
Also by this author: The Catcher in the Rye
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“Salinger’s interest in Eastern religion – especially the rejection of absolutes and the refusal to provide anything as guaranteed – is at its clearest at the center of “Franny and Zooey”. The Glass family’s youngest children are tormented by an idea that they move toward grasping as the novel progresses, the idea that learning, religion, and even happiness have been reduced to commodities. As such, each and every choice, irrespective of what it concerns, has the potential to be negative or positive. In the modern world, where all that many people desire is a lifestyle that removes the need to think constantly about their lives, the parallels with Salinger’s apparently minor works are all too clear.” (1001 Books you must read)
