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Just Before the War with the Eskimos" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in the June 5, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. It was anthologized in Salinger's 1953 collection Nine Stories, and reprinted for Bantam in Manhattan: Stories from the Heart of a Great City in 1954.
A story about Franklin, a young man who did not fight in WWII and was rejected by society and by his lover. The story explores the themes of rejection, alienation, connection and change through the characters of Franklin, Ginnie and Eric.
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“Just Before the War with the Eskimos” appeared in the June 5, 1948 issue of The New Yorker and was reprinted in Salinger’s 1953 collection Nine Stories.
Ginnie Maddox: A young woman of 15. She has been playing tennis with Selena for at least five weeks. Selena Graff: Another young woman, whose mother has pneumonia. She is also 15 and has a brother named Franklin. Franklin Graff: Selena’s Brother, Franklin is 24 years old and has not gone to the war due to his being classified 4-F for a bad heart. H...
Ginnie Maddox and her classmate Selena have been playing tennis for several weeks. Though Selena always brings fresh cans of tennis balls, she never contributes to the cab fare. Ginnie becomes annoyed and insists that Selena reimburse her the cost of the cab fares she has paid. Selena tries to explain to Ginnie that her mother is ill and she could ...
Wenke, John P. J.D. Salinger: A Study of the Short Fiction. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. Print. Wenke classifies “Just Before the War with the Eskimos” in the same category as “The Laughing Man” and “De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period,” as demonstrative of “the alienation of a post-adolescent youth not yet initiated into manhood.” (31) He thus focu...
Just Before the War with the Eskimos; Status: Published: Original Publication Date: June 5, 1948: Salinger.org Rating: 2.8
In J.D. Salinger’s short story “Just Before the War with the Eskimos,” the Eskimos serve as a symbol for the unknown and the exotic. The story explores the theme of cultural differences and the challenges of communication between people from different backgrounds.
Just Before the War with the Eskimos By J.D. Salinger , first published in The New Yorker . When a teenage girl in 1940s New York City finally conjures up the urge to demand some money that a friend owes her, she’s treated to an afternoon of conversation unlike anything she’s ever heard before.
