According to Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ alienation means “a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person’s affections from an object or position of former attachment (“Alienation”). It results in loneliness‚ emptiness‚ and despair. In “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger‚ Seymour Glass is a man who had just come back from fighting in a war. He cannot relate to adults‚ especially his wife‚ Muriel‚ and the people at the resort he is staying at who are all narcissistic and live lavishly
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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
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Seymour in "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
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My most perfect day would be on a brisk December morning‚ as the new sunlight filtered weakly through storm glass‚ my bare feet would touch the frigid hard wood floor for a second before finding my fluffy white slippers. I would walk through a long‚ dark hallway-complete with creepy photographs and a red Oriental hall rug-and a winding wooden staircase before reaching a black-and-white kitchen. In the kitchen‚ I would prepare myself a delicious hot mug of tea and pop some bread in the toaster. Blackberry
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the animals that are playing by the water nearby‚ or the fact that it stopped raining today‚ but I haven’t felt like this sense christmas eve. I walk into the living room to see Khufu and Sadie on the couch. Khufu was just watching basketball and eating cheerios as usual while Sadie was concentrating on something. I try to say good morning to her but she just ignored me. As I walk towards the kitchen‚ Bast enters the living room in dissatisfaction‚ as if she heard some terrible news. I’ve decided
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My Perfect Day Tik‚ tok‚ tik tok‚ my palms are sweaty‚ my breaths are shallow. My hearts is pounding in my ears‚ I feel so stressed‚ maths examinations make me really nervous. Think about a good place‚ calm my nerves‚ yes my perfect day‚ I carry myself back to a perfect day at the beach........... Excitement builds within me when I hear the soothing sound of waves crashing on a deserted beach and smell the saltiness hanging in the air. Waves crashing onto the fine sand beckon me to pick
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We are all suffering from hurry sickness and badly need some time for full relaxation. And what is the best way to relax? For some people it`s just to have a perfect day when no one will disturb you from deep meditation and relaxation. I expect my ideal day to be spent with my friends and family. I am dreaming about having a perfect day somewhere in India or Goa‚ the place‚ which is not spoilt by civilization. I would probably wake up around 10 a.m. and tuck into a delicious Indian breakfast or
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I was never a fan of children. I was never the girl to babysit all of the kids on my block. I was never the girl to spark up a conversation with a little girl or boy. I’m the younger sibling and I have no younger family members; I was the baby of the family‚ so I never dealt with children growing up. I never know what to say when I’m talking to children because they do not understand the world the same way I do. Up until now‚ I never thought of that reason. Seymour‚ a character from A Perfect Day
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J. D. Salinger’s A Perfect Day for Bananafish depicts the psychological struggles of Seymour Glass‚ a veteran of the Second World War. Through Freudian psychoanalysis‚ the different aspects of the effects of his war-damaged psyche on his ability to perform in society become clear. There are several instances during which it becomes obvious that Seymour’s superego does not function in the same manner as that of the adults around him. It is also evident that his id is the most dominant force for his
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Today was a bad day. If today were a Star Wars movie‚ today would be Phantom Menace. First‚ I faced difficulty waking up at six in the morning‚ which resulted in me waking up half an hour later. This lead on to running out of coffee at home‚ so I had to stop by Starbucks. The Starbucks lady‚ as I recalled had the name ‘Janice’ pinned on her apron‚ messed up my order. I wanted a caramel latte. Not just a regular latte. My misfortune then carried on as I walked to the train station. I stepped on
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