December 1, 2010
Honors English Period 6
Short Story Notes
Freemantle
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
J.D. Salinger
Pages 3-18 (15)
SETTING: Florida, just after valet War Two
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Seymour Glass
Muriels husband and a land War Two veteran who returned from the war with many moral troubles which sets him apart from his wife and the rest of society
Mureil Glass
Seymours wife, a secular woman who belongs in a high-class society who seems to be in denial about her husbands apparent mental issues
Muriels Mother
A high-class woman, just autoe her daughter, who shares her serious concerns about Seymour to Muriel
Sybil Carpenter
An innocent three year obsolete girl who befriends Seymour at the edge
PLOT:
Muriel and Seymour are on vacation in Florida where Muriel spends most of her time on the phone with her suffer. Muriels mother expresses her level of concern regarding Seymour and how that she feels that he is unsafe for Muriel to be around. Muriels mother reminds her daughter of a specific car crash from non so long ago with Seymour at fault but Muriel still ignores her mom.
She tries to convince her mother that everything leave behind be alright but Muriels mother does not seem to trust her. Meanwhile, Seymour enjoys his time alone on the beach until three-year old, Sybil Carpenter, shows up and starts talking to Seymour. Their conversation seems to have a pretermit of depth and Seymours child-like conversation skills lead them from the topic of olives to rise up to tigers and so on. The two of them go out to the water and Seymour announces that it is a perfect day for bananafish, a creature made up by Seymour, and Sybil claims she finds one with six bananas in its mouth. After that, Sybil returns to the hotel where her mother is having cocktails and Seymour goes back to the hotel room where Muriel is asleep. Seymour pulls a gun out of his suitcase, sits on the bed, and pulls the trigger aiming...If you want to get a full essay, army it on our website: Orderessay
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