Bananafish
Bananafish Analysis
The mother shows concern for Muriel because of the abusive way Seymour speaks to her, calling her things such as “Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948.” The mother disapproves of this, though the daughter who cares too much for the man to take his degrading comments negatively but instead “giggles” over them. J.D. Salinger uses diction, tone and detail to describe the characters of "A Perfect day for Bananafish", by showing the concern for each other; the love of the mother for her child, and Muriel’s concern for her husband, Seymour, and what may come of him due to his disorder. J.D Salinger uses diction to develop Muriel’s mother, Muriel Glass and Seymour glass. When Muriel and her mother are talking they are constantly trying to talk over each other. “Mother this call is costing a for--” “I mean when you think of all those crazy little wives who--” “Mother..” pg.5 They are constantly fighting to have the last word and speak what is on their mind. The mother asks her daughter if she is okay numerous times, which shows that she is worried about her. Muriel constantly replies with something along the lines of “I’m fine stop asking me that please.” That shows that she is a little irritated but very patient for repeating it so many times. Because of Seymours disorder it is hard for him to talk to adults. When coming back from the beach, he had an encounter with an adult and proved he didn’t know how to behave. Seymour said to the women, “If you want to look at my feet say so. But don’t be a God-damned sneak about.” pg.9 J.D. Salinger uses tone to show that Muriel's mother is worried and concerned about her daughter, Muriel has an overwhelming amount of trust in Seymour, and Seymour behaves like a child. The mom constantly asked her daughter if she wanted to come back home, they would even pay to send her somewhere else. When they first start their phone call, the mother says I’ve been worried to death about you” pg.3 Muriel’s mom would giver her
The mother shows concern for Muriel because of the abusive way Seymour speaks to her, calling her things such as “Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948.” The mother disapproves of this, though the daughter who cares too much for the man to take his degrading comments negatively but instead “giggles” over them. J.D. Salinger uses diction, tone and detail to describe the characters of "A Perfect day for Bananafish", by showing the concern for each other; the love of the mother for her child, and Muriel’s concern for her husband, Seymour, and what may come of him due to his disorder. J.D Salinger uses diction to develop Muriel’s mother, Muriel Glass and Seymour glass. When Muriel and her mother are talking they are constantly trying to talk over each other. “Mother this call is costing a for--” “I mean when you think of all those crazy little wives who--” “Mother..” pg.5 They are constantly fighting to have the last word and speak what is on their mind. The mother asks her daughter if she is okay numerous times, which shows that she is worried about her. Muriel constantly replies with something along the lines of “I’m fine stop asking me that please.” That shows that she is a little irritated but very patient for repeating it so many times. Because of Seymours disorder it is hard for him to talk to adults. When coming back from the beach, he had an encounter with an adult and proved he didn’t know how to behave. Seymour said to the women, “If you want to look at my feet say so. But don’t be a God-damned sneak about.” pg.9 J.D. Salinger uses tone to show that Muriel's mother is worried and concerned about her daughter, Muriel has an overwhelming amount of trust in Seymour, and Seymour behaves like a child. The mom constantly asked her daughter if she wanted to come back home, they would even pay to send her somewhere else. When they first start their phone call, the mother says I’ve been worried to death about you” pg.3 Muriel’s mom would giver her