Throughout Franny and Zooey religion is very component to the resolution of the story. Franny is having a mid- life crisis and is carrying a religious book named "The Way of Pilgrim" that contains many prayers and other religious praises. This book is connected with Zen Buddhism and Hindu Advaita Vedanta. After Franny faints in the restaurant, she begins praying without ceasing. After her brother directs her to reread her late brother Seymour's diary, Seymour directs her to believe in "the fat lady", meaning Christ.
"There isn't anyone who isn't Seymour's fat lady"-Zooey
In Nine Stories, Religion is the theme of many stories. In "Teddy", the main character, Teddy, has a God- consciousness that his parents do not understand. This "power" suggests Zen Buddhism and Vedantic religions. Teddy shows his God awareness by talking and describing what is going to happen in the afterlife. In "De Daumier- with Love and Squalor" one of the students at the art school is a nun and this nun's art really connects with the main character, unlike any other art ever did. In "Down at the Dinghy" the main character's family is Jewish and the main character, Lionel, a little boy in grade school, gets bullied at school at has a habit of running away from school. Lastly, in "Just Before the War with the Eskimos", Franklin is looked up to because of his leadership characteristics, but in reality, Franklin represents Christ himself, just like the "Fat lady" represents Christ in "Franny and Zooey"
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction refers to religion when describing Seymour's travels after he passed. His travels suggest that Buddy, the narrator, is a strong believer in Zen Buddhism and Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
The most common reference to religion in J.D. Salinger is character's connection to nuns. For example, In "The Catcher in the Rye" Holden doesn't care for many people but when he sees two nuns eating lunch, he immediately offers to pay for their food. Salinger uses nun- character connections three times in the four writing pieces. J.D. Salinger is very sneaky in the way that he incorporates religion into almost every piece of his writing. Religion adds a new but old element to a more modern book like The Catcher in the Rye.
"There isn't anyone who isn't Seymour's fat lady"-Zooey
In Nine Stories, Religion is the theme of many stories. In "Teddy", the main character, Teddy, has a God- consciousness that his parents do not understand. This "power" suggests Zen Buddhism and Vedantic religions. Teddy shows his God awareness by talking and describing what is going to happen in the afterlife. In "De Daumier- with Love and Squalor" one of the students at the art school is a nun and this nun's art really connects with the main character, unlike any other art ever did. In "Down at the Dinghy" the main character's family is Jewish and the main character, Lionel, a little boy in grade school, gets bullied at school at has a habit of running away from school. Lastly, in "Just Before the War with the Eskimos", Franklin is looked up to because of his leadership characteristics, but in reality, Franklin represents Christ himself, just like the "Fat lady" represents Christ in "Franny and Zooey"
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction refers to religion when describing Seymour's travels after he passed. His travels suggest that Buddy, the narrator, is a strong believer in Zen Buddhism and Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
The most common reference to religion in J.D. Salinger is character's connection to nuns. For example, In "The Catcher in the Rye" Holden doesn't care for many people but when he sees two nuns eating lunch, he immediately offers to pay for their food. Salinger uses nun- character connections three times in the four writing pieces. J.D. Salinger is very sneaky in the way that he incorporates religion into almost every piece of his writing. Religion adds a new but old element to a more modern book like The Catcher in the Rye.