Many critics consider J.D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the
subject matters that he writes.. J.D. Salinger’s works were generally
written during two time periods. The first time period was during World
War II, and the second time period was during the 1960’s. Critics feel
that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate,
because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters were
generally misfits of society. In most of his works, he has the
protagonist of the story go on a quest for happiness. Salinger does not
conform to the material happiness; the characters undergo a spiritual
happiness. The characters generally start out as in bad conditions,
through the end of his works they undergone changes that change them for
the better. The works of J.D. Salinger show the quest for happiness
through religion, loneliness, and symbolism.
Salinger’s works often use religion in order to portray comfort. In
Salinger’s Nine......
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