Alienation is so destructive in society that it forces and individual to an unthinkable escape The story A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J D Salinger explores this idea fully Seymour Glass a young World War II veteran has just been released from the military hospital and is having difficulty adjusting to normalcy in society Seymour is in a loveless marriage to his wife Muriel He cannot connect with her due to the fact that she is more interested in herself than her own husband while on their va
Communication is Key In the short story A Perfect Day for Banana fish a young World War II veteran takes a gun to his right temple and pulls the trigger without any hesitation This young man was clearly troubled May it be from the war his present life his love life or even maybe the people around him He either had to release his troubles through killing himself therefore emptying himself from the mortal world or fight through whatever was gnawing at his mind J D Salinger paints a picture that s
A Perfect Day for Bananafish The story A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J D Salinger is a sad story that deals with depression Depression is a terrible sickness that a lot of people suffer The main character Seymour Glass is a man who has tried to kill himself and is now on vacation We all have made choices we are not proud of and have regretted in the past Life is not about looking back and letting the past hold you down Its about maturing and learning from your mistakes As a young men we are c
Throughout the book A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J D Salinger the inability to communicate is seen during the entire novel between Muriel Glass and her mother as well as between Muriel Glass and Seymour Glass This is supported by the random and sporadic dialogue between the two groups leaving readers confused The inability to communicate between Muriel and her mother is seen in the dialogue when it seems that they dont acknowledge what the other person says half heartedly trying to comfort t