Lehigh University Lehigh Preserve Theses and Dissertations 1964 Children in J.D. Salinger: an isolated world Glenn F. Johns Lehigh University Follow this and additional works at: https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Johns, Glenn F., "Children in J.D. Salinger: an isolated world" (1964). Theses and Dissertations. 3256. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/3256 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Lehigh Preserve. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Lehigh Preserve. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. .-~ ·•···· .4 • . i CHILDREN IN J. D. SALINGER: _-,;,,, "' AN'", ISOLATED \AlORLD """\:._ >· ~J'"J ·i by Glenn F. Johns ·, A THF.SIS Presented to the ""Graduate Faculty ,[ of Lehigh Universjty in Candidacy for the Degree of· · ,1 l1aster of Arts ' . ...:I ·' Lehigh University 1964 ' ..... .,, I ' ' 11 ' - ........ -----·-·". · ..-·- ,, ·-.~ :a...:, ,.,... I ... " This thesis is accepted and app'roved ~- in partial fulfillment of the requirements for } i :, the degree of Master of Arts. :; ,,;, .I q. Professor in .. ~- I' sh l p .... ..· ·-:,-:.. 111 . ' ~·· I. ... ···:, The completion of this study was achieved only through the continuous loving encouragement of my wife Nancy. 1, ' ' ........ ~. - ... r l' j l! I ·.ti'· :/.· .,: ...... ... l ' ,,. I iv .,,. I ,\ t Abstract •• • • • • • • • . ' . •· ,. ·• '.•· . • 1 Forewol'd. • • • • • • • . .. • • • • • • • •• •• • 3 Children ins. D. Salinger: An Isolated World • • • • 4 The Development of Children in Salinger's Early Stories. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 Children in Nine Stories and The Catcher in the Rye •• 35 The Glass Children •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 68 Footnotes • • • •. • .• • • .•. .• •. • • • • •· !t • • • 78 Bibliography. • • •. •. • •: ..• 411. :• .. ... '~-: . • • • • • 86 ,. Vita. :.. :~· .... • • . .. .. .. .. .. ... • ~ .• :e ·• • • •• 95 ! \ ~--·~·.. -....- ' ""' • i" ./ I ., Abstract - ' ( .