English Dork Club 2014

After putting my goggles back on and reading the story, all I wanted to do was to throw the goggles off.  Seymour Glass is clearly a pedophile and is flirting like crazy with a two year old.  The first time I read this book, my mind just skipped over the fact that something isn't right.  The second time I read it I felt chills down my spine because of how creepy the situation was.  For example, Seymour tells Sybil that he loves blue bathing suits, even though he is clearly able to tell that the bathing suit is yellow.  When Sybil tells Seymour that the bathing suit is yellow, Seymour tells her to "...come a little closer." (pg. 17)  On page 18, Seymour tells Sybil that she is "looking fine" and grabs her ankles.  He even reports to Sybil that a girl sat next to him from the previous night and he pretended that she was Sybil.  On page 19, Seymour grabs Sybil's hand and walks down the beach.  On page 21 and 22, Seymour agrees with everything Sybil says, even though the things Sybil says she likes are completely ridiculous.  On page 24, Seymour calls sybil "my love" and kisses the arch of her foot.  All these examples are very solid proof that Seymour is hitting on a two year old, which is very disturbing to the average reader.  It is just a matter of whether the reader picks up on what is going on or not.