Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger | Time's Arrow Podcast with Lindsey Dolan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this episode of the Time's Arrow podcast, Allen Guy Wilcox and Lindsey Dolan discuss her new introduction for J. D. Salinger's delectable and enduring book, Franny and Zooey.
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Great analysis. You made me want to go back and read it again.
Great video!
Thank you! Lindsey’s great to have on the show!
Absolutely! Looking forward to more from the both of you! Really great talk:)
@@nicoconutmilk that means so much! 🥹thank you for tuning in! What are you reading these days?
@@timesarrowliterature right now I’m reading The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor, after that I think I’m due for a reread of Franny and Zooey, especially after this video! How about you?
@@nicoconutmilk So awesome. And thanks for asking. My reading for work ranges super widely, which is part of the thrill of the job, but personally-speaking, I’m savoring three things at present: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, The Republic by Plato, and Ben Falk’s book on Permaculture - I’m a deeply committed vegetable gardener, so right now I’m just buzzing, trying to work with the land and get it set up for a successful growing season.
My take on this story is that it is all about Franny, who is in the midst of a spiritual crisis. She has found a way of prayer, described in "The Way Of A Pilgrim" which draws her in, and she is beginning to practice the Jesus Prayer as described in the book.
Her major problem is that nobody in her life can relate to her new found prayer practice or understand anything about why she is doing it. They just don't get it. Most of the book is given over to the long lectures she must endure from her boyfriend and also her brother. They are leading conventional lives based on everything Franny is tired of and fed up with - external achievements, going places, doing things and trying to look good and get approval.
Franny is a sweet and fragile young woman, and at first she breaks under the strain of having to listen to her boyfriend prattle on endlessly. During the talk with her brother she is already well on her path, repeating the prayer to herself as much as she can. She is able to hear him out and return to herself without as much trouble. By the end of the book she is talking with Buddy and finally has the strength to simply say enough, I'm going to hang up now.
The last page says it all. Franny has endured all she can, sees through all the collegiate intellectualizations and has decided to follow her path by continuing her prayer practice. She has found inner peace and is now her own woman.
Also, thank you both for this very interesting interview and exchange.