> Ok, well, forgive me for attempting to interpret, but anyway- did Seymour > consider that eating these bananas, or taking on so many things in life, > carrying alot of baggage,- isn't that what "banana" fish are supposed to > do?, (hence the name)- so is it that he couldn't deal with his expected > responsibilities- the things he was SUPPOSED to do- being a bananafish > himself. . .- do you see what I mean? not at first. you see i started writing my explanation, and then i glanced up at what you wrote, and found out that i was repeating you. but i wouldn't say he couldn't deal with responsibilities entirely- perhaps, muriel is the bananafish! yes and she is feeding upoun seymour emotionally/ pschologically, and as a last ditch effort for the bananas (seymour) he puts a bullet thru his head to try to kill the bananafish, but whether he was successful we do not know. > -Kristen randy >