A Perfect Day for Bananafish

I was never a huge fan of children. I was never the girl to babysit all of the kids on my block. I was never the girl to spark up a conversation with a little girl or boy. I am the younger sibling and I have no younger cousins; I was the baby of the family, so I never really had to deal with children growing up. I never know what to say when I am talking to children because they do not understand the world the same way I do. Up until now, I never thought of that as a good thing. Seymour, a character from A Perfect Day for a Bananafish, is in a similar situation after returning from war with a severe case of PTSD. He talks to the children because they do not understand all of the tragedies of the world. Seymour has an easier time communicating

A Perfect Day for Bananafish follows the events leading up to the eventual suicide of Seymour Glass. In the story, Seymour is described as a lost spirit who sees himself as being fundamentally different from his social environment following his wartime experience; he leaves the war “seeing-more” and as a result, awakens to find that he has lost touch with the material world. Salinger uses the story’s dialog as the medium for conveying Seymour’s struggle; he establishes the shallow nature of the environment Seymour is exposed to using the dialog between Muriel and her Mother while simultaneously giving clues about Seymour’s character from the perspectives of the two women in his life. Seymour’s character is built upon further in the second

The Catcher in the Rye was J.D. Salinger’s first step onto the literary playing field. This commencing status left Salinger, as a serious author, unique as a sort of liberated agent, not confine to one or more schools of critics, resembling many of his contemporaries were.

A Perfect Day For Bananafish was written in 1948 by the American writer Jerome David Salinger. This was just three years after the ending of World War II, where Salinger was stationed in Berlin, Germany. From further analysis of the short-story I have come to the conclusion that Seymour is Salinger’s role model. Seymour has just returned from World War II, as well as Salinger had when he wrote the story. Seymour returns to his native country very confused, dysfunctional and with some psychic issues.

J.D. Salinger has written multiple novels, but his most famous is The Catcher in the Rye. Not only is this novel famous for its literary merit, it is also known as his most banned novel in certain schools. Even though this novel has been banned, J.D. Salinger’s themes and moralistic purposes serve literary worth.

Jerome David Salinger is an odd character with a colorful background. He was a young man unable to complete college and obtain a degree, yet he was made very popular due to his writing abilities. “Despite his slim body of work and reclusive lifestyle, ‘Salinger’ was one of the more influential twentieth century American writers.” states Biography.com, “His landmark novel, Catcher in the Rye, set a new course for literature in post World War II America.”

"Well, they[Bananafish] swim into a hole where there's a lot of bananas. They're very ordinary- looking fish when they swim in. But once they get in, they behave like pigs.... "Naturally, after that they're so fat they can't get out of the hole again. Can't fit through the door." In J.D. Salinger’s collection of tales doubly titled “Nine Stories”, He portrays the loss of innocence along with other themes. He does this in a very unorthodox way. In the above quote, A character named Seymour Glass is talking to a child about a fish called Bananafish. These fish are very naive and travel into holes filled with bananas to fulfil their desires but think they will be perfectly fine but they are never able

First of all, it is important to know that the Salinger often writes about the Glass family; two parents and seven children of which Seymour is the eldest. Buddy is two years younger. All four of the Salinger pieces that I am focusing on are ‘written by’ Buddy. Buddy is not physically present in three out of the four stories — the only one he writes where he is present is “Raise High

J.D. Salinger (Jerome Davis Salinger) was said by some people to be one of the best American Authors of past century. Salinger’s works reflects the many experiences he had as a child. One of the more common focuses tends to be his fascination with protecting the innocence in children.

Throughout his life, well-known author J.D. Salinger wrote many of his famous stories about characters with inverted personalities that cause them to feel like outsiders to society. For example, the books The Catcher in the Rye and A Perfect Day for Bananafish, each by J.D. Salinger are mainly about two characters that feel isolated and separated from society.

In “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” J. D. Salinger weaves an innocent enough story that goes wildly astray at the end. Throughout the bulk of the work, Salinger details disinterested and awkward conversations between various parties interspersed with an air of caution. The story culminates with a surprising act of suicide by Seymour Glass, the character throughout which most of the story centers. This abrupt ending is written in such a manner that the reader must immediately reflect upon the rest of the story in order to understand the reasons behind this action. As a whole, Salinger’s short story involves a recounting of important themes from American society in the post-World War II era.

"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" written by J.D Salinger was published on January 31, 1948 following the end of World War Two. Through the use of symbolism and characterization Salinger enhances the theme of The difficulty of true communication. The protagonist Seymour Glass has recently come back from fighting in the war. He was sent home due to a mental sickness in what we would call PTSD.

The story A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger is about a couple who are on vacation at a hotel on the beach in Florida. The couple is never seen together in the story, but the idea is that they were just married and are on their honeymoon at the beach. Yet it is hard to tell much about their relationship due to the fact that they are not seen together. The first part of the story follows Muriel as she talks on the phone with her mother about how her trip and her husband. While the second part of the story follows Seymour while he is at the beach hanging out with a child named Sybil. Some of the main ideas expressed throughout the story were about miscommunication, PTSD, and materialism. Salinger uses dialogue and interaction between characters to create symbols and conflict that would portray these ideas. Miscommunication was shown in the conflict between Muriel and her mother when they were speaking over the phone about Muriel’s safety. The PTSD is shown in the story through Seymour’s conflict with himself. This essay will

Salinger, J(erome) D(avid) (1919- ), American novelist and short story writer, known for his stories dealing with the intellectual and emotional struggles of adolescents who are alienated from the empty, materialistic world of their parents. Salinger's work is marked by a profound sense of craftsmanship, a keen ear for dialogue, and a deep awareness of the frustrations of life in America after World War II (1939-1945).

The story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish, by J.D. Salinger is one of numerous other texts that evidently displays impactful literary elements as well as a superior writer’s craft. Through the use of character foils, imagery, and symbolism, significance is added to the text. To begin, the story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish, creates an overall significance to the text through the literary element of a character foil. A character foil is defined as a character who contrasts another character to highlight the significant qualities of  that specific character. Within the story, a character foil occurs between the main characters, Muriel and Seymour Glass, who are married. The author attempts to display the substantial difference between the couple, with Muriel being the epitome of  the story’s materialistic society , and Seymour being simplistic but also detached from the rapacious culture. On page two of the text, the author elaborates on Muriel’s views during the conversation with her mother with “‘Anyway, after Bingo he and his wife asked me if I would like to join them for a drink. So I did. His wife was horrible. You remember that awful dress we saw in Bonwit’s window?...” This selection depicts the materialistic views of Muriel Glass, as she, instead of discussing the potential methods of treatments for Seymour’s mental instability, decided to highlight the appearances and views of the couple she met with. The selection also adds to the story by introducing Muriel as a