Subject: RE: Bananafish (the story) help
From: Laine Skoba (Laine@rgsl.edu.lv)
Date: Fri Nov 10 2000 - 08:55:48 GMT
I read somewhere that this part of the story is closely related to Kafka's
diaries where he is writing something like "Spent a day on a beach. People
are stearing at my feet inpolitely". Sorry for translation.
Laine
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Riss [SMTP:sdrelist@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 6:09 PM
> To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
> Subject: Bananafish (the story) help
>
> hello all,
>
> I'm new the list, and i just finished Bananafish for the first time...and
> i'm a little bit confused here. I'm not sure if there is anything to
> "get"
> with this story, either. The only other Seymour story I had read was
> "Raise
> High...", maybe I need to read more to understand Bananafish a little
> more.
>
> One of the things that I wonder about is the woman looking at his feet in
> the elevator. Since Seymour has this supposed skin disorder from touching
>
> people, or whatever you'd like to call it, does he have any other scars on
>
> his feet? Possibly from Sybil?
>
> If you could explain much about this story to me, I would be very
> greatful.
> Thanks.
>
> -rob
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