The protagonist’s last name in Franny and Zooey is Glass. While Glass may just coincidentally be the last name of these characters, this is literature and it is my obligation to make a theory for everything; I have crafted up a theory for Glass.
Glass in Franny and Zooey is not only just a name but also is a motif throughout the whole book. It is first referenced when describing the characteristics of the living room. The glass windows are described as lighting up the room but also shedding a light on the stains on the carpets and walls and all the clutter on in the shelves. Perhaps Salinger is alluding that this story is not only for seeing the brightness in the characters but also seeing the stains and flaws in personality; the ugliness that is encrypted inside all the members of the glass family.
Secondly, Glass is referenced during the argument between Franny and Zooey about the Jesus Prayer. Zooey is standing at the window, looking out at a girl with her dog. Salinger narrates the girl with her dog the same way he had been narrating the Glasses throughout the novel. The transparency of the glass of the window is the same kind of transparency that Salinger has with the Glass family.
Glass in Franny and Zooey is not only just a name but also is a motif throughout the whole book. It is first referenced when describing the characteristics of the living room. The glass windows are described as lighting up the room but also shedding a light on the stains on the carpets and walls and all the clutter on in the shelves. Perhaps Salinger is alluding that this story is not only for seeing the brightness in the characters but also seeing the stains and flaws in personality; the ugliness that is encrypted inside all the members of the glass family.
Secondly, Glass is referenced during the argument between Franny and Zooey about the Jesus Prayer. Zooey is standing at the window, looking out at a girl with her dog. Salinger narrates the girl with her dog the same way he had been narrating the Glasses throughout the novel. The transparency of the glass of the window is the same kind of transparency that Salinger has with the Glass family.
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