Had society not been converted to follow the ideals of materialism, Seymour would not have found that he was unable to fit into society. What imperfections in a perfect day did Bloom, walking, charged with col lected articles of recently disvested male wearing apparel, silently, succes sively.
#A PERFECT DAY ESSAY SERIES#
Had the war not damaged Seymour’s psyche to the point where his superego could no longer oppose his id, the whole series of events would not have taken place to begin with. If you dont have a clear picture of your perfect day how can you create meaningful goals to move closer to that day Grab a pen and paper and describe for me. Thus, both WWII and the materialism of the society left in WWII’s wake are equally responsible for Seymour’s death. As a result, the only course of action that he can see is that of suicide. She seems annoyed with him, I mean all he does is lie there. For instance, the woman in the hotel sees her companion as torn and confused from the war. The supporting characters in the story all view Seymour differently. This rift eventually leads Seymour’s ego, which is tasked with the interaction with external stimuli, to the conclusion that he can no longer coexist with the rest of society. The theme of A Perfect Day for Bananafish involves people’s perceptions of one another. Whether or not the woman was actually looking at his feet at all is obviously unimportant the brief exchange between Seymour and the unnamed woman serves to depict the rift between Seymour and the rest of the world.
This is best portrayed by the events mentioned in passing during Muriel’s conversation with her mother, and the thing he tells the woman in the elevator: “I see you’re looking at my feet. However, this leads to an irreconcilable difference between Seymour and the rest of society, as the rest of society is primarily dictated by their superego. ” In fact, the entirety of his interaction with Sybil is an example of the uncontrolled id.Īlong with his invented bananafish, this serves to illustrate that his innocence is the primary reason for how he acts. One such example is when he asks Sybil whether “Whirly Wood, Connecticut is anywhere near Whirly Wood, Connecticut. As a result, Seymour’s id is given partial freedom and so he acts childishly, making things up and pointing things out that are considered foolish. This defective superego is then unable to contest the id properly. Of course, PTSD was unheard of during this time period, so Seymour remained untreated for it. Furthermore, it is also implied that this damage to his psychological state stems from the war, which may be a sign of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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