Part 1 of Essay
The novels, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, all contained evidence of internal and external forces that affected the manner in which the characters’ lives were lived. The influences of family, society, isolation, and psyc ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and the façade of proper behavior was maintained at all costs. His tragic family situation, coupled with his desire for a woman he could not pursue, created severe internal and moral conflict. Salinger’s Franny was faced with the expectation of others that she succeed to the level of her genius brothers as well as to fit in with society. She strove to feel normal and integrated in the abnormal world in which she was raised. All four characters were confronted with internal conflicts of the self and extern ....