Subject: Seymour
From: Alexander Cooley Ives (ivesa@bc.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 10 1997 - 20:52:17 GMT
Dear All,
Granted, I have by no means read as much Salinger as the rest of
you but here is my take on Perfect Day . . .
We must remember that the story is supposed to stand on its own.
It is not just a story detailing Seymour's suicide so we know what
Buddy is talking about later on. Buddy's stories are of course
about his dealing with Seymour's death, as many of us have pointed
out. I think the story is about how war destroys a man. It seems
clear to me that Seymour is insane at this point, yet he was a
very intelligent and sane man before the war as we are shown in so
many stories by Buddy. I have the feeling that I have just
embarrassed myself and that I will be banashed from bananfish but
please gie me some feedback so that I can understand Salinger's
stories correctly if I am not.
as always,
Alex
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