Summary:
This essay deals with themes of isolation in the novels Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome Salinger.
These two novels, the Catcher in the Rye and Frankenstein are two famous novels. One is set in post-war USA, and the other is set in Europe in the seventeen or eighteen hundreds. The main characters in each are isolated, but for different reasons. They may be isolated by those around them, or it may be more voluntary.
The first thing to consider in this novel is the time in which it is set. It is set in post second world war America. This was a time of economic boom, and higher wages for those in good positions. This was described as the 'beat generation', a time of beatniks, of which Jerome David Salinger, the author of the Catcher in the Rye was a member. They had a casual style, and this reflected in their works.....
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