Franny and Zooey

by

J. D. Salinger

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Little Book/The Way of a Pilgrim

In Franny and Zooey, Franny’s “little book”—eventually revealed to be the 1884 Russian religious work The Way of a Pilgrim—symbolizes the perils as well as the promises of seeking life wisdom from…

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Chicken Soup

In Franny and Zooey, chicken soup represents the everyday familial love that people desperately need but often take for granted. After college student Franny Glass has a minor nervous breakdown and returns to her…

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