oment with mounting irritation. Quite probably, he resented and feared any signs of detachment in a girl he was seriously dating. In any case, he surely was concerned over the possibility that this bug Franny had might bitch up the whole weekend.13In addition, in The Razors Edge, Isabel explains to the author how much she misses Larry.No, not exactly unhappy. When Larry isnt there Im alright; its when Im with him that I feel so weak. Now its just a sort of ache, like the stiffness you get after a long ride when you havent been on a horse for months; its not pain, its not at all unbearable, but your conscious of it. I shall get over it all right. I hate the idea of Larry making such a mess of his life.14In both cases, change played a large role in the disappointment of Isabel and Lane. Lane felt that he had lost his girlfriend, the one he cared for the most because she had changed drastically. Lane believes that she had changed so much because of her new finding, her new religion. Lane did not like the way Franny was becoming and he knew that something must happen, although he did not know what to do, and he was becoming less and less involved with Franny. The example from The Razors Edge was very sympathetic because of such words as weak and pain. Isabel was trying to make Larry feel sorry for her so that she could have what she wanted in life. Larry chose to ignore Isabels sympathy and rather thought of himself first and what he must do to satisfy himself. Isabel, Zooey and Lane are all in their own little way are being extremely self-centered and stubborn. They all are not trying to understand what the two, Larry and Franny are searching for. In a sense, their loved ones felt betrayed. No matter what Larry and Frannys loved ones feel, there will always be, a degree of disappointment because one must understand that practicing or studying a religion takes up a continuous amount of precious time. It almost seems as thou...
