Nine Worthies

"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. Throughout the story Seymour doesn't engage with the adults in society. During that time PTSD wasn't even

A Perfect day for Bananafish is riddled with clues from the very beginning that everything isn’t necessarily how it’s supposed to be. While reading the book you’re constantly getting thrown clues at your face about this character Seymour. On the second page of the story Muriel’s mother says to Muriel “He told him everything. At least, he said he did – you know your father. The trees. That business with the window. Those horrible things he said to Granny about her plans for passing away. What did

Have you ever wished you still had the innocence of a child? Or that you were not ever exposed to the truth of society? In 1948, J.D. Salinger wrote and published his story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. The short story comes from Salinger’s “Nine Stories”, which includes other pieces of his work such as “The Laughing Man”, “Down at the Dinghy”, and “Teddy”. He is known to write about the loss of innocence in each of his stories. Salinger’s story is an autobiography; he portrays his own life events

Fish Cheeks The essay “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan takes place in her teenage years and it’s about something that happened at that time. On the day of Christmas Eve, Amy’s mother invites the minister and his family over, who are Americans, so that both families can celebrate together. For dinner that Christmas, Amy’s mom had prepared all of her favorite foods (like fish cheeks). However, even though her favorite foods were served, she constantly felt mortified through out the night. From the love of

Does an author ever hint that something bad is going to happen? They may use a certain language, or purposely discuss specific topics that will eventually relate to a culminating event. This writing technique, called foreshadowing, allows readers to sense an onset of an event before it actually occurs. This strategy is used in many stories, and can make a story more interesting and dynamic. The story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” by J.D. Salinger, consistently foreshadows that Seymour will commit

Erin Thickpenny ENG 122 Ruhlmann 27 September 2017 A Perfect Day for Bananafish Synecdoche Essay What on earth is a bananafish? How does it connect to the real world? In J.D. Salinger short story Perfect Day for Bananafish we discover what truly is a bananafish and how the banana fish relates to the common man and their daily struggles. As we get into the story we are given a brief glimpse into the main character Seymour Glass and what he displays a multiple different behaviors with different

transcend their time period and ignite feelings in readers generations later. Unfortunately, sometimes an audience misinterprets a text when taken out of its historical context. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” a short story in J.D. Salinger’s collection, Nine Stories, is a story that falls into the trap of being glossed over, taken out of context, and misinterpreted by readers. Without in-depth analysis, the relationship fostered between the two main characters seems alarming and inappropriate for today’s

Analysis: Nine Stories by JD Salinger For those like me who couldn't find any insightful analyses about this collection on the Internet: You're welcome. I have finally figured out what this is about (I think). So the fancy book club met a couple weeks ago to discuss Nine Stories by JD Salinger. Much despair was had because of our varied and confused insights into Salinger's stories. Was Seymour a pedophile? What's up with the random last line in "Just Before the War with the Eskimos?" How should

A Perfect Day For Bananafish By J.D. Salinger 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

The film is based on the lives and experiences of three women who work at a large corporate office known as Consolidated Industries. The three women are Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), and Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton). The head of the corporate offices is Franklin Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman), and he is a chauvinistic tyrant who works everybody hard especially the women. He believes that women are inferior to men and says so to Violet when she gets passed over again for