Thursday, September 18, 2014

A Perfect Day for Bananafish Assertion

I'm going to prove that In 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish' Muriel's mother doesn't feel comfortable with Muriel being around Seymour. When Muriel and her mom were talking on the phone at the beginning of the story, her mother made it very clear that she didn't trust Seymour. On page 14, Muriel's mother said "Call me the instant he does, or says, anything funny -you know what i mean. Do you hear me?'' This example is showing how Muriel's mother doesn't feel comfortable with Muriel being with Seymour because she is telling her to call if he does something, and is almost assuming that something bad is going to happen. The whole time that Muriel and her mother were on the phone, Muriel's mother kept bringing up things about Seymour. She kept asking questions about him and at one point on page 6 she says "Well, we'll see. How did he behave- in the car and all?" This is showing how Muriel's mother doesn't feel comfortable with her daughter being with Seymour because she keeps making sure that Seymour wasn't doing anything that wasn't normal. The mother overall was showing a very large concern with anything to do with Seymour, which is why we know that Muriel's mother doesn't feel comfortable with Muriel being around him.

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  1. I completely agree with you Hannah. Muriel's mother really dislikes Seymour and the way he acts. She thinks that he is going to do or say something really wrong to Muriel. Her mother overall just doesn't trust him.

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