Analysis Of 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

It is the consensus of most critics that Seymour Glass is the most important character and the leader of the Glass family. This is a point that is obvious from the stories that Salinger has written about the Glass family. Seymour is looked up to and revered by all the children in the family and is his mothers “favorite, most intricately calibrated, her kindest son”(Franny 89). When catastrophe strikes in Franny and Zooey, the only person Franny wants to talk to is Seymour. Why is Seymour the most important person in the Glass family?

It’s a beautiful day at the beach, the sun is shining down on you as you float and drift on top of the waves. As you lay there without a care in the world, you are suddenly interrupted by a massive swarm of jellyfish; also known as a bloom. Not only does this send you into sudden terror, it also causes a much bigger threat to the ecosystem below you. The excessive growth of jellyfish swarm drastically lowers the population of fish eggs in the ecosystem. Because of this, fishermen lose millions of dollars. People in local communities are figuring out ways to solve this mass production.

From the conversation between Muriel and her mother, we acknowledge that Seymour didn’t act normally after he has returned from the war. He destroyed “all those lovely pictures from Bermuda” for

Short stories have been written since the beginning of time, from drawings on cave walls to short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. Many people write these stories to explain their life experiences and feelings. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and “The Gift of the Magi” are two great examples of short stories that contain a lot of these feelings. They are explained through many literary elements. While both stories are well written, thoughtful, and contain many literary elements, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” takes the reader deeper through symbolism, imagery, and tremendous details that impact them greatly.

What I learned from Lucky Fish by Aimee Nezhukumatathil was that all poetry has a sense of direction and growth. The first, second, and third sections of this collection have the direction of the home, the self, and parenthood, respectively. On the individual level, each poem is dynamic (so there is a change from beginning to end).

A Perfect Day for Bananafish is based off of this man Seymour Glass who is a returning veteran from WWII. He comes home to a wife who has

Muriel noticed her daughter Barbara, heading out toward the sound of the sirens, and she tried to catch up with her to tell her not to go. She could not handle the thought of losing her daughter. She had already lost her husband, and she knew she couldn’t take any more pain. Yet she watched as Barbara continued towards

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In J.D. Salinger's’ Franny and Zooey, we learn about Franny Glass ,the youngest of many kids in the Glass family. Franny is struggling with managing her emotions as a college student away from home. She comes home to her mom ,Bessie, and her brother, Zooey for a weekend visit after fainitng at school. Bessie notices the changes in her daughter and becomes concerned. Bessie wants Zooey to talk to Franny about what is wrong with his sister and begins to pressure him into talking to her. Although neither of them want to be bothered by the other, their eventual conversation results in

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Murielle Catherine Lyman is a 10 year old girl and lives in Stratford.She is very happy with her family because she's rich and an only child,so she hasn't really suffered.But everything changes when her parents tell her that her aunt Lois is going to take her to the airport with her parents so they can meet up and fly out to England.Her mom had given her a backpack that had another cellphone (she already had one) and she couldn't show it to anyone,not even her favorite cousin Tommy.Murielle’s mom (Rory) said she could use that phone to call her or her dad in case an emergency happened.

A Perfect Day for Bananafish, a short story by J. D. Salinger, was written in 1948, a harsh time for Americans; men were back in their homes, the women were able to see their husbands again, and the ‘VA’s were full. Only, the war hadn’t just ended. It had ended 3 years earlier. This was still too early for many men returning from the war. These men still had such terrible, mostly untreated, PTSD, that the VA hospitals released them before they were ready to return to the general population. This is what the story addresses; this is what Salinger was trying to show to all Americans. This isn't just any story; this is actually an anti-war propaganda showing how PTS and PTSD negatively affect veterans, the lack of support from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the misunderstanding of the civilian population. It shows the terrible effect of war on both veterans and their loved ones. It shows what happens when our government doesn’t show appreciation to the defenders of our freedoms.

Seymour puts his hands on Sybil’s ankles for the second time and compliments her again by saying she is looking fine. They discuss another little girl named Sharon Lipshutz who is also staying at the hotel. We learn that Sybil is jealous of her rival and remarks that he could have “pushed her off.” Seymour tells her “I pretended that she was you.” She tells him that next time he should “push her off.” After this somewhat disturbing conversation between the adult Seymour and young Sybil, they decide to go into the water. Seymour takes his robe off and leads Sybil into the ocean waves where he tells her the story about imaginary bananafish. He tells her that they “lead a very tragic life.” And that they “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.” Seymour continues, “Naturally, after that they’re so fat they can’t get out of the hole again. Can’t fit through the door….” And, “They die.” Sybil plays along with Seymour’s story, telling him “I just saw one.” Suddenly Seymour picks up one of Sybil’s feet and kisses it. The two then part ways, Sybil says “Goodbye” and Seymour then puts his robe on, walks back to the hotel and meets a woman in the elevator. He accuses her of looking at his feet and remarks that he was

Focusing on the Muriel Glass as the main issue, we see a numerous amount of evidence as to why she is so self centered. Most important so incredibly into being materialist that she totally ignores signs that her husband needs her emotional support through this tough time. The first signs we see to prove that Muriel is into physical appearance is on page three where J.D. Salinger writes, “She washed her comb and brush. She took the spot out of the skirt of her beige suit. She moved the button on her Saks blouse. She tweezed out two freshly surfaced hairs in her mole.” With that we get the knowledge of someone who is definitely vain. We now know that Muriel uses up her time to look impressive and make sure she is clean-cut. Another critical sign that she is very object orientated is on page eleven during, the telephone conversation with her mother in which she states, “You remember that awful dinner dress we saw in Bonwit’s window? … She had it on. And all hips.” (Salinger) The indication from this is that she judges others based on what they are wearing. Concluding, that she is into clothing and how it is worn, especially how others wear it. We even get the sense that she is into luxurious items because Bonwits was a luxury department store in