Innocence Lost
The world of childhood is protected from many of the problems of the world. Theadult world is mentally, physically, and socially an adjustment that can be very difficult for some people. There is sometimes a reluctance to accept adulthood. In “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” as well as “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut,” J.D. Salinger focuses not only on the loss of innocence with youth, but also on events that have changed his characters forever. Ironically, it is often the children, seemingly the perfect models of carefree life and thought, who make this loss most evident. The main character in Salinger’s story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” is Seymour Glass. He is married to a woman named Muriel, whose name both looks and sounds like the word “material.” This could possibly symbolize that she, like her mother, is shallow, fashion-conscious, and unwilling to learn German in order to read delicate, world-weary poets. In the story, Seymour and his wife Muriel have gone to Florida for a vacation like the one they had before the war. Muriel’s parents are worried about her because of Seymour’s behavior since his discharge from the military. They believe he has gone crazy,
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Approximate Word count = 1290
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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