The Glass family and The Royal Tenenbaums
Last week I finished reading Franny and Zooey written by J.D. Salinger and originally published in the The New Yorker as a short story and a novella.
Written in 1955, ‘Franny’ reminded me of The Razor’s Edge with the protagonist looking East for spiritual meaning and something beyond her life and the education offered in college.
‘Zooey’ follows on from the short story and features more members of the Glass family. With the description of the Glass’s New York apartment I suddenly realised that these precocious children who, as they become adults, are disconnected, fail to live up to the promise of their childhood genius, and face a profound existential crisis, are very similar to the Tenenbaum family.
A quick browse of the Wikipedia entry for The Royal Tenenbaums and I realise that I’m not the only one to make the connection. The internet, ruining my fun.
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