A Perfect Day For Banannafish Analysis
In "A Perfect Day for Banannafish",Mr.Glass revived his innocence through Sybil because his brokenness did not matter to her. This allowed the two to instantly connect. However, Seymour finds it difficult to reconnect with the world after the war: "Then, he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple" (Salinger 16). Due to the lack of connection between Seymour and the adult world, he loses hope of ever regaining his purity and tragically takes his life. Seymour's action shows the human tendency to precipitate violence.
Throughout "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut", Eloise refers to Walt and how happy she was in his presence. However, after his death she to