Re: (Fwd) Re: Seymour's Suicide

Sam Rosenthal (sam.rosenthal@ucop.edu)
Thu, 09 Oct 1997 09:19:03 +0100

i think muriel was a banana

>> 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
>>