![]() ![]() She claims that her better half is fine hence her mom should never be scared. She even contemplates of recalling her daughter from vacation but is downplayed by Muriel, who is calm and believes that the issue at hand is not serious. Muriel's mother is frightened of Seymour. She even thinks that Seymour could be a threat to the community. For instance, the dialogue Muriel had with her mother concerning the state of mind of Seymour questions the mental capabilities of Seymour. His closest buddies were even not able to comprehend his actions and behavior. Thus, his actions were different from those around him. The war contributed immensely towards Seymour's uncontrolled childlike behavior, innocence and a little bit of immaturity. The activities and actions of the war had already changed Seymour's personality. ![]() False opinions concerning the materialistic society had a great toil on the hero's mind. The world Seymour is living has been consumed by materialism, thus bringing about his untimely death and death of a meaningful world. By contrast the conservation between these two characters, it is no doubt that Salinger is showcasing how trivial and petty material items are being likened to the impact of war on the war heroes. But out of this world." (Salinger, 21-25). In between the discussion, her mother asks her, "how are the clothes?" and her daughter responds, "terrible. ![]() In one example Muriel discusses vividly on fashion with her mum. For instance, Salinger depicts materialistic enthusiasm in the A Perfect Day for Bananafish through characters such as Muriel's mother and Muriel herself. Therefore, Seymour's behavior is the results of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that emanated from the stressful state of affairs he ever experienced at war nonetheless, he remains in the spirit of innocence and truth. It is crystal clear that war and the community that Seymour gets contact with after coming back from war play significant roles in his suicide. As the end nears, the main character's ego sums it all that it is near impossible for him to fit into a materialistic community. His childlike innocence is assumed to be the facet of his id that motivates him to act in such a manner. This analysis was composed by Denise Goldman.The superego which accelerates Seymour unusual behavior makes us think he is acting like a childlike human being. It’s a quirky sentence written by a quirky writer, and it has always been my favorite. With this one line, Salinger is able to create an image of the woman. Salinger wants the reader to understand that, even though Muriel had been waiting for the call to go through for half the day, she could still not be bothered to rush to pick up the phone. In one sentence you can picture this girl, ignoring the ringing telephone, in her egocentric little world. The fact that Muriel won’t budge for it indicates how narcissistic she is. The ringing phone signifies her popularity. The partial syntax inversion forces the reader to put the stress on the end of the sentence. The sentence is not written in the common grammatical way. The line appears in the second paragraph, which contains only one other sentence. “She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing.” He begins the story by stating the fact that the long-distance phone lines were completely tied up at the hotel, and Muriel had to wait around for her call to become available. Salinger must successfully establish Muriel’s self-centered nature immediately. She is dismissing her mother’s fear that Seymour is unstable. The first part of the story involves Muriel’s telephone conversation with her mother. Seymour is suffering from some mental issues related to his time overseas. In this story, Seymour and his wife, Muriel, are at a hotel in Florida on vacation. This story is about Seymour Glass, one of the brothers, who has recently returned from war in 1948. Many of Salinger’s short stories are centered on the fictional Glass family, an eclectic group living in New York City. This quote is from one of my favorite short stories, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” from the book Nine Stories. ![]()
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