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Thursday, September 18, 2014
What I'm Going to Prove About A Perfect Day for a Bananafish
In The Perfect Day for a Bananafish, I am going to prove that Seymour feels alone, unwanted and like no one understands him... or wants to. I am going to prove this by showing the many instances in which Seymour silently begs for attention. One of these moments is when Seymour gives Muriel the book by the German author, but Muriel doesn't read it. Muriel passes this off, and says she didn't read the book because it was in German, although she did not even attempt to read it, by buying a translation or learning German. Even after Seymour tells Muriel that she should read it because it is "written by the only great poet of the century," she still seems to have little interest.
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I like the point you made about Seymour being alone and feeling unwanted. I agree with this. I think that the lack of effort that Muriel put in to understanding Seymour and being the for him really hurt him as an individual and made him feel as if no one accepted him. This is why he hung out in the "danger zone" on the end of the beach that was not hotel property and ultimately was a strong reason why he killed himself.
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