Re: Rambling on Seymour(s)
CbgrInPrds@aol.com
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 15:57:40 -0400 (EDT)
Jon,
About your last statement about the theory of his clinging to pureness (a
pathetic paraphrase on my part, but I'm just trying to point out which theory
I'm talking about)- I agree with that theory to a point, but it's odd- I
hadn't seen your side in that theory. I think that perhaps he was trying to
cling to something pure for the last time, though I never interpreted the
bananafish to be a symbolic reference to anything explicit. I think that
maybe it was just a cute little story like those adults like to tell children
about dragons, little bears eating porridge, etc., to stimulate their
imaginations and to make them smile. Or maybe it was a cutesy little story
to amuse the girl that also had deep symbolic meaning to Seymour (of what, I
don't know, but I've never really understood Seymour anyway) that brought
some kind of realization to him that made him kill himself. I honestly have
no idea. I'm just throwing out a bunch of stuff here in an attempt to clear
things up in my own mind about my confusions with Seymour. Anyway, I'll
close this out now... any opinions, anyone?
~Jim