In a post-WWII era when all the men come back from the war and happy to be home and realize it's completely different now that people have returned. JD Salinger is an author who writes the realistic point of view found in many people and is then reflected in his literature. Like a boy named Teddy who is simply a child with few responsibilities on a cruise ship with his parents, a couple of highly esteemed socialites, Seymour Glass a man married to a high class materialistic woman who clings to the child like ideals, and Boo Boo, a mother who takes care of a son, Lionel, who flees in the face of adversity. These recurring themes of people's alienation, innocence, and materialism, and Salinger makes this a predominant point in his stories. JD Salinger's use of alienation by his characters in his stories symbolizes more of a civil union than loneliness. In many of his characters breaking up, they have ideals to think about the action that happened earlier. Lionel from the story "Down at the Dinghy" often runs away and becomes separated from his mother and the other problems that await him and often realizes that he must return home. As a child, one is very immature and unaware of what is really happening, and Salinger uses this to his advantage to show the protagonist's separation from his problems. This recurring theme of alienation is primarily meant to symbolize when a character feels uncomfortable in that particular situation. For example, Lionel is a perfect example in the context of the story because he hears something from his mother that he doesn't want to hear, he becomes uncomfortable and runs away. In Teddy's story, Teddy separates from the family to have his personal time. He goes middle of paper......r and his constant drinking does the same to Sybil. Materialism also affects Teddy through his parents, two high-class socialites. They are very proud of what they have; for example, Teddy's father's suitcase is made of fine leather and it will ruin his child's day. As the voice of a radio show, he presents himself as a celebrity of that period and gives him a more pompous attitude towards others. Materialism affected the characters in the stories so much that it affected others. JD Salinger's use of these recurring themes in most of his literature makes our society stand out due to his realistic writing style. These themes still affect our lives today and JD Salinger's post-WWII literature shows that he understood the problems in society and that the predominant recurring themes emphasized that they were important..