"Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day." Critical Lens on Nine Stories and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

As people grow up they are faced with more challenges than when they were children. Milton said, "Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day." If one's childhood is full of poverty and disdain then their adult hood will be prosperous and loving. J.D. Salinger's book Nine Stories shows that this quote is true in the story Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut. Eloise is forced to face the fact that she is stuck in …

…fact that adult-hood is upon them. In Uncle Wiggly, Eloise looks back on her experiences when she was younger and realizes that she was a good person and she had everything she ever wanted. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden faces the world and must make decisions that make him a more civilized adult. Both stories prove the point that "Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day." <Tab/>