Franny And Zooey And The Razor

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not afraid to compete. It’s just the opposite. Don’t you see that? I’m afraid I will – compete – that’s what scares me. That’s why I quit the theatre department. Just because I’m so horribly conditioned and people to rave about me, doesn’t make it right. I’m ashamed of it. I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody. I’m sick of myself and everybody else that wants to make some kind of splash.”1
This also occurs in The Razor’s Edge. After Elliot Templeton’s death, Larry describes how worthless Elliot’s life really was.
“An old, kind friend. It made me sad to think how silly, useless, and trivial his life had been. It mattered very little now that he had gone to so many parties and has hobnobbed with all those princes, dukes, and counts. They had forgotten him already.”2

Both of theses examples show how, Franny and Larry do not want to be a part of ...

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trying to seek a way of life through religion, in which she did not even completely understand herself.
“Worse than that, though, I can’t see – I swear to God I can’t – how you can pray to a Jesus you don’t even understand. And what’s really inexcusable, considering that you’ve been funnel-fed on just about the same amount of religious philosophy that I have what’s really inexcusable is that you don’t try to understand him.”4

Secondly, in The Razor’s Edge, Maugham’s first discussion with Larry was about Larry’s explanation as to why he did not want to attend school and do something with his ...

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