Franny Glass

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Franny Glass is a sensitive, spiritually troubled young woman from J.D. Salinger’s Glass family, whose crisis of faith and identity is central to the novella "Franny and Zooey."

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Franny Glass canonical 8
Franny 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Franny
Franny and Zooey
Nine Stories
Zooey
linked to: Zooey Glass
associatedWork The Way of a Pilgrim
centralTheme identity crisis
spiritual crisis
creator J. D. Salinger
education Ivy League college student
familyName Glass
firstAppearanceYear 1955
firstPublication The New Yorker
gender female
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement postwar American literature
medium novella
memberOf Glass family
linked to: Glass family cycle
nationality American
notableCharacteristic intelligent
self-critical
sensitive
spiritually troubled
occupation college student
parent Bessie Glass
Les Glass
relatedCharacter Bessie Glass
Buddy Glass
Les Glass
Seymour Glass
Zooey Glass
religiousConcern Christian mysticism
Eastern spirituality
romanticPartner Lane Coutell
setting American academia
New York City
sibling Boo Boo Glass
Buddy Glass
Seymour Glass
Waker Glass
Walt Glass
Webb Glass
Zooey Glass
theme alienation
authenticity
family dynamics
religious doubt

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Franny and Zooey featuresCharacter Franny Glass
Seymour Glass hasSibling Franny Glass
Bessie Glass hasChild Franny Glass
Les Glass child Franny Glass
Les Glass appearsIn Franny
linked to: Franny Glass
Buddy Glass sibling Franny Glass
Buddy Glass narratorOf Franny
linked to: Franny Glass
Glass family saga featuresCharacter Franny Glass
Glass family saga includesWork Franny
linked to: Franny Glass
Muriel Glass hasRelativeByMarriage Franny Glass
Lane Coutell hasRelationshipWith Franny Glass
Lane Coutell firstAppearance Franny
linked to: Franny Glass