J. D. Salinger 4-Book Collection (For Esme, Roof Beam, Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey)

Please note that the following individual books as per the original ISBN and cover image in this listing shall be dispatched collectively:

J. D. Salinger 4 Books Collection Set (For Esme with Love and Squalor, Raise High the Roof Beam, The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey):

For Esme with Love and Squalor: 'This is the squalid, or moving, part of the story, and the scene changes. The people change, too. I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at liberty to disclose, I've disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me.'

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters: 'He was a great many things to a great many people while he lived, and virtually all things to his brothers and sisters in our somewhat outsized family. Surely he was all real things to us: our blue-striped unicorn, our double-lensed burning glass, our consultant genius, our portable conscience, our supercargo, and our one full poet...'

The Catcher in the Rye: 'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.'

Franny and Zooey: 'Everything everybody does is so - I don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.'

The set consists of four individual books by J.D. Salinger, which will be dispatched collectively as per the original ISBN and cover image provided in this listing. The books included are "For Esme with Love and Squalor," "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," "The Catcher in the Rye," and "Franny and Zooey."

The excerpt from "For Esme with Love and Squalor" suggests a shift in the story's setting and characters, with the narrator disguising themselves in a way that even the most perceptive reader may not recognize. The passage from "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" portrays the protagonist as someone who was many things to many people, especially to their siblings, with various metaphorical descriptions.

The excerpt from "The Catcher in the Rye" expresses the narrator's reluctance to delve into the details of their childhood and upbringing, preferring to avoid the "David Copperfield kind of crap." Finally, the passage from "Franny and Zooey" reflects a sense of disillusionment with the meaninglessness and sadness of everyday human activities, even when one tries to rebel against the norm.

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