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

Salinger is a social protest. Salinger uses Holden to portray members of society as phonies, materialistic, and lacking awareness and understanding about mental health. Salinger hints at that society should have more awareness about their behavior and values.. Through Catcher in the Rye, Salinger successfully raises awareness about mental health, the truth about money, and the impact of phonies on society. For example, all across the world Mental Health Awareness Week is celebrated every year. Catcher in the Rye and novels like it, have successfully raised awareness about many important societal

A perfect day for a bananafish is a short story written by the author J. D. Salinger and published in 1948. The story starts off with Muriel Glass, a pretty, materialistic wife to Seymour Glass, in her hotel room waiting for a phone call. In the meanwhile she spends her time trying to complete small tasks, cleaning her dress, washing her comb and brush, and reading a magazine. After roughly two and half hours finally the call that she had been waiting for was ready, she picks the phone up and it speaks to her mother. After a brief misunderstanding between the Muriel and her mother they finally begin their conversation over the phone. Her mother was quick with the questions asking everything from why she didn’t call her as soon as she made it took her vacation spot, how the drive down there from New York, and her mother was especially interested in how Seymour behaved on the drive down to their vacation. Muriel quickly answered as many of her mother’s questions as she could and assured her that everything had gone well on their drive down and that Seymour had acted perfectly and had not attempted anything out of the ordinary. Meanwhile her mother continued questioning about Seymour and his mental state, one that Muriel had no interest talking about, telling her continuing to tell her mother that Seymour was completely fine. Her mother even began to question had he attempted to do anything “funny” and they both said to each other, "Well, you sound that way. I mean all he does

The author J.D Salinger conveys the theme of the loss of innocence in title?? using symbolism.

Salinger uses the characterization of Holden Caulfield to send a message regarding the problems children face growing up, such as struggling to find one’s identity and failure to properly interact with other people, can create a permanent effect on their life making a connection to the real world, and everyone in it, nearly impossible.

“Don’t tell people what you are thinking, or you will miss them terribly when you are away” (Salinger 214) says Holden Caulfeild as he warns the world. Salingers novel pinpoints the many fears and phobias of growing up from an immature, pessimistic, “everybody’s a goddam phony” perspective that makes it relate-able to young transitioning teenagers. Salinger's Caulfeild is afraid of growing up and the unknown prospects of entering the adult world after experiencing a life changing event. Holden, clinging to his innocence, most importantly learns how the Phony adult world not only treats people like HC poorly, but it kills them.

Through Holden Caulfield’s characterisation, the use of language choice and symbolism, Salinger helped create the image we expect of teens today. Though he could not capture the adolescent voice and way of thinking perfectly. Instead, he founded the construction of the teenage stereotype, which at the time, had yet to be properly established. We all experience growing up differently, not everyone has such a pessimistic view of the world as Holden does, nor are they so unstable and antisocial. However, the novel remains relevant and studied as it relays the typical adversities of coming of age.

Williams High School, illustrates in his article “ A Timeless Voice” that anyone who experiences issues, not just teens, can hear to Holden’s voice. Importantly, Welsh is a teacher at a high school unlike all of the other contributors, making his points more credible since he works with teenagers. Having that experience, Welsh claims, “the book may be a little too close to the bone with a lot of kids”. Hence, even though the kids that is not a fan of the book, they can still relate to the “spoiled brat who ought to shut up and get on with his life” (Welsh). Additionally, according to Welsh, Salinger’s words are not bounded for only the ears of adolescents, but to all who “gets occasionally fed up with the ways of the world”.

Authors have many different ways of revealing the secret depths of human nature, but one of the most powerful is exposing the faults in our society’s morals and expectations. Through characteristics like class, we are shown how the world will alienate and outcast people seen as different. J.D Salinger’s poignant character, Holden Caulfield, is an example of someone alienating himself from his class because of a divergence in ideas and opinions. Holden’s harsh and candid critiques on how the upper-class functions as a society gives us an unexpected inside look at what human beings truly valued (in that era).

When one finds themselves in a reader’s position, they search for things in the novel that they can relate to. J. D. Salinger wrote a story that contained countless topics that people, past, present and future, can relate to in several ways. The novel follows the story of a troubled boy named Holden who leaves school due to his poor academic performance, an altercation with his roommate, and complications with his emotions due to the traumatic loss of his brother. He quickly understands how his narrow view of the world will lead him into trouble when he finds himself alone. The reader accompanies Holden through his stressful experiences

"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

J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher In the Rye, has become one of the most criticized works of literature since its publication. In The Lost Shepherd An Essay on J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In the Rye by Chris Davidson, the argument that he makes about Salinger’s novel is that the title of the book is explained by Holden’s intent to protect the innocence of not just children, but of all the things around him. Davidson explains,”At this point it becomes apparent to the reader that the title The Catcher In the Rye reveals Holden’s desire to protect the innocence...which can be seen in his relationships with his family, children, Jane Gallagher, and other complete strangers and even his observations of inhuman things”. Davidson’s thesis is agreeable

A self-conceited woman sits in her room painting her nails while waiting for her mother to call; a mentally ill war veteran sits alone in the hot sun on the beach; a little girl contrasting adult corruption and the innocence of youth. These are all characters in J.D. Salinger’s “Perfect Day for a Bananafish.” But what motivated him to write such a story? Was there something in his life that caused him to write the way he did? In this essay we will explore the life of J.D. Salinger and how his life and experiences shaped the way he expressed literature.

I used to drew on the bills when I was five year old, my mom stoped me and told me I should not draw on the bills because those bills are not regular paper. I will not draw on the bill any more since I understand bills can fulfill my wants. Every adults live in material life, there is impossible for one can go back to innocence. Similar to time goes by, from innocence to materialism also irreversible. In the story “ A perfect day for bananafish”, J.D Salinger narrates that a return world war II soldier, Seymour Glass, who has mental trauma vacationing with his wife in Florida. His wife parents worry his mental condition and he has difficultly communicate with other people; he meets sybil and share the store about “bananafish”; he finish himself after finds the innocence. In the short store, Salinger uses the characterization, symbolism, and irony to illustrate that is futile search for innocence.

In conclusion, Salinger has given his readers his three ingredients to the meaning of life; innocence, isolation, and insanity. These elements are what create his existentialist protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Who tries to keep The Myth of Sisyphus alive, by keep pushing that boulder or in Caulfield's mind, catch the innocent children from falling into adulthood. But in the end Caulfield comes to the realization of his insanity of delaying the inevitable, everyone must fall and it is up to one’s essence to get back