Franny And Zooey Analysis

“Franny and Zooey” by J.D. Salinger VS “Drake and Josh” from Nickelodeon.

For this compare and contrast essay I will be comparing and contrasting “Franny and Zooey” by J.D. Salinger and “Drake and Josh” from Nickelodeon. I thought I would be fun to compare and contrast two stories about family from different generations. So I thought “Franny and Zooey” and “Drake and Josh” would be a good pair to compare and contrast. Seeing how both stories come from unique points of view. And with that being said let’s get started! The similarities between “Franny and Zooey” and “Drake and Josh” are that family both have a comforting feeling around them when they are trying to console or comfort another person. Example: When Zooey was trying to comfort his sister by getting their brother Buddy on the phone, when it was really just Zooey and Josh consoles his brother when he runs in to Opera. Both of the story/show also has a bath scene that is funny/snarky. Example: At the begin of Zooey’s part of the story we are in a bathroom as Zooey’s getting ready to go somewhere and we
“Franny and Zooey” is also about college students and dips into some deeper subjects since the main part of why Franny is “freaking” out most of the story is because she was sick of the theater kids egos. It also seems like she’s having a mental breakdown from anxiety most of the story too. If you compare this to “Drake and Josh”, “Drake and Josh” is notably a lot sillier and a lot more light hearted that “Franny and Zooey”. It is also given that “Drake and Josh” will be funnier because it was a comedy show. In “Franny and Zooey” there is also a lot of cigarette/cigar smoking involved, and of course in a kids show you wouldn’t see