Franny and Zooey

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger was really good, though I didn't like it as much as Catcher. I'm not going to keep this organized at all. So here it goes:
One of the major themes addressed in Franny and Zooey is the presence of ego, and the pursuit of fame. Franny basically chooses to drop out of theater because she's sees it as a self-centered, "phony" persual of fame. I think that knowing how Salinger ended up spending his life (in hiding, hating his fame and wishing for solitude) makes the story more interesting. I kind of feel like the message of the book, however, was that having an ego does not make you a bad person. One of the major ideas presented in the conclusion of the book was that regardless of the fact that everyone has an "ego", everyone should be respected and loved solely because everyone is human. But, Salinger obviously began to shun contact with humans in later life. I sort of feel that he could learn the same lesson Zooey learned.
In relation to respecting everyone, the book touched on how you can't... put yourself above others because of intelligence. How you have to respect people, even if they're not smart. Probably a lesson I should learn.
The family relations were cool. My family has never been a talk-y family (and I suppose, neither is the Glass family- only the Glass children)., and I can't decide if that's a good thing or not.
Honestly, although the book is largely about religion, I wasn't very interested in that aspect. Which is weird, since I usually like to read about religion.
I loved the language of the book- it was just like Catcher. I really wish that Salinger hadn't been such a hermit. I want more books by him! Terrible though it is, I'm a little bit happy he died, because now, maybe some of his books will come out.

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Total Book Count: 31
NonFic: 16 (51.6%)