how, Franny and Larry do not want to be a part of the stylized like of their societies. Franny was part of a large family in which each sibling was an actor or actress at one point in their lives. Franny was expected to lead a very prestigious life. Attending university in honors program, and becoming a wonderful actress. She wanted to get away; as to what one could, say was her planned life. In addition, Larry did not want to end up like Elliot because Elliot spent his entire life only caring about the stylized life of their societies. Larry did not want to become like Elliot in the sense of materialism, Larry wanted to make something of his life. Both characters, Franny and Larry, realized they needed something to help release them from their invaluable ways of life. Secondly, both characters have gone through many traumatic experiences that led them to have undesirable memories. After Seymours suicide in 1955, Franny was never the same person. She was feeling the same sort of pressure that Seymour did and she began to have a mental breakdown.The childs laying there by the hour crying her eyes out it you say boo to her, and mumbling heaven knows what to herself, and your father wonders if maybe shed like a tangerine.3Zooey described Franny as a very disturbed and depressed individual, trying to seek a way of life through religion, in which she did not even completely understand herself.Worse than that, though, I cant see I swear to God I cant how you can pray to a Jesus you dont even understand. And whats really inexcusable, considering that youve been funnel-fed on just about the same amount of religious philosophy that I have whats really inexcusable is that you dont try to understand him.4Secondly, in The Razors Edge, Maughams first discussion with Larry was about Larrys explanation as to why he did not want to attend school and do something with his life. Larry explains this by saying:When I came back from France the...
