Hi, I’m finishing reading Nine Stories by Salinger and was wondering about his characters: I find all his children characters are quite adult-like while the adult characters are quite childlike. But all of them have a quality (and I say “quality” as in a characteristic, not as a judgement of quality) which I find (and this is definitely a judgement but not of quality) in equal part sweet and infuriating. Anyone cares enough to share some thoughts on my first ever Reddit post? (this is a non-judgemental quality request of attention)
Considering that the main character of Catcher in the Rye is a whiny, entitled angst-lord who inspired real-life murderers, my opinion of J.D. Salinger’s characters is very low.