until religion intervened and stopped the conflict. Salinger creates happiness for the characters by stopping the conflict. In "The Stranger" Salinger creates peace through a war by using more of the Zen philosophy. Salingers creates a "Pact of Peace" which stops the conflict between the Germans and Polish during WWII (Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143) . The "Pact of Peace" was a teaching used by Buddha in the Zen philosophy (Hamilton in ryfonski and Senick 143). Salinger uses Zen, in this case, to stop the conflict between the Polish and Germans(Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143). In many of Salingers works the conflict, becomes a source for much of the unhappiness in the story (Wenke 212). Salinger uses religion as a medium to create tranquility, consequently the characters to achieve happiness (Wenke 215). In many of Salingers works loneliness is used to isolate characters from evil. Salinger portrays all of society to be bad, and for many character's isolation from society is the only way to achieve happiness (Grunwald 103). In Salingers Catcher in the Rye Holden Caufields entire plot deals with him trying to isolate from society. Holden realizes that society has become bad, and wants no part in this terrible life (French, Salinger Revisited 192). Salinger uses society as the source of discord in this case to be isolated from. Holden is shown as a hermit at the end of Catcher in the Rye (Grunwald 68). Grunwald explains "Holdens tranquillity, at the end, can be ascribed to his isolation from society" (68). Holden only wants to be separated from the society which considers him a misfit. In Salingers works a source of unhappiness is usually the fact that society feels the characters are misfits. The characters can only become happy if they isolate themselves from this society. Salinger uses loneliness also as a means to change in life. In "Raise the Roof Beam High," Salinger is a...
