A critical analysis of 'Down at the dinghy,' by David Salinger

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Down at the Dinghy

Down at the dinghy is another one of many great short stories written by Jerome David Salinger. It is based upon a relationship between a run away child; and his parents who try and reason with the boy for a reason why. Although the relationship is perceived to start on the wrong foot it most certainly concludes with a light-hearted ending.

The novel is mainly based around a child aged four. The problem with this child is that he prefers to 'flee from his natural habitat.' For unknown circumstances we see that the boy is under a lot of stress of some kind as he seems to be a very melancholy young soul for a child of that age. This maybe due to the location that the house is situated in. It can clearly be seen by the passages that the boy lives in an area in which there are no children of his age, and generally at all. This may have a toll on the boy as children require some kind of friend of a young age that has the same type of developing understanding so that they can perform various