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Throughout novels and stories written by J. ... Salinger, the idea of phoniness appears many times over. In Nine Stories, phoniness is found primarily in the women characters. ... Few characters realize their phoniness, and if they do realize it, it is most likely to late to turn back to their days of childhood innocence. In the stories “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”, “Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut”, “Down at the Dinghy”, and “Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes” women play the role of corrupters. ... As many corrupt characters in Salinger’s stories do, Muriel smokes cigarettes. ... Italics are used throughout the story to indicate phoniness. ... This exemplifies
the corruptness of her character, as well as her phoniness. ... Their phoniness is shown through their actions, the way that they speak and their possessions. ... As in all the Nine Stories, smoking is a sign of corruptness. ...
Throughout many of the Nine Stories, women are primarily the fraudulent and phony characters.
Approximate Word count = 1140
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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