In a post-WWII era, when all the men come back from the war and are happy to be home and realize that it's completely different now that the people are back. JD Salinger is an author who writes the realistic point of view that is found in many people and then reflects in his literature. As a boy named Teddy who is simply a child with few responsibilities on a cruise ship with his parents, a highly regarded socialite couple, Seymour Glass a man married to a high class materialistic woman who clings to the child as ideals, and Boo Boo, a mother who has to deal with a son, Lionel, who fleas when faced with adversity. These recurring themes are people's alienation, innocence and materialism, and Salinger makes them a predominant point in his stories. J.D. Salinger's use of alienation by his characters in his stories symbolizes more a civil union than loneliness. In many of his characters who part ways have ideals to think about the action that occurred previously. Lionel from the story of “Dinghy” often runs away and separates himself from his mother and other problems that come his way and many times he realizes that he has to go home. As a child you are 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 mainly serves to symbolize when a character feels uncomfortable in that particular situation. Lionel, for example, 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 feels uncomfortable and runs away. In Teddy's story, Teddy separates himself from his family to have his personal time. He goes to write... in the middle of the paper... and his constant drinking does the same to Sybil. Materialism also affects Teddy through his parents, two people from high society. They are very proud of what they have; for example, the suitcase that Teddy's father has is made of fine leather for which he will ruin his son's day. As the voice of a radio show, he presents himself as a celebrity of that time period and makes him have a more pompous attitude towards others. Materialism affected the people involved in the stories so much that it affected others as well. JD Salinger's use of these recurring themes in most of his literature highlights our society through his realistic writing style. These themes still influence our lives today, and J.D. Salinger's post-World War II literature shows that he understood society's problems and that the predominant recurring themes underlined their importance.