Franny And Zooey Symbols

After reading "Justice to J.D. Salinger", I was surprised at how much symbolism is in "Franny and Zooey". I found it interesting how Salinger used space to set scenes inside his novel. He would place people in rooms, and narrow in on their conversation. This made me think of how during a theatre production, the curtain opens and the audience view the set as a whole, but actors enter the stage to narrow in on one portion of the scene. There is also the connection with the Glass family's history with theatre. Salinger seems to portray the Glass family's love for theatre in the spaces in which they live. The spaces that Salinger creates are small and confined, and they shield any outside conversations from being noticed. This shows that the Glass
family is separate from the rest of society because of how different they are. Franny and Zooey are both on such a higher intellectual level than the majority of the world; they don't fit in. The best use of setting the scene using spaces, is in the bathroom with Bessie and Zooey. Zooey is in the bathtub with the curtain drawn, which creates one small space. Bessie sits outside the tub, creating another small space. Both spaces are used in a single scene for Bessie and Zooey's conversation. It is interesting to picture how Salinger creates scenes using spaces in the novel.