Symbols
What does Seymour being very pale symbolize
It symbolizes his mental illness
Suspicious of Seymour, wants the best for her family
Muriel's mother
What is the relationship between Seymour and his wife?
Muriel always tries to defend Seymour and he only wants to be alone.
which characters are seen on a call in the beginning
Muriel and her Mom
Seymour attempting to hide his war trauma from the rest of society
Seymour's Bathrobe
Suffered car accident and not mentioned much in the text
Muriel's Dad
What is the relationship between Seymour and Sybil?
Why is Muriel's mom so suspicious of Seymour
She believes that Seymour purposely crashed the car while her husband was a passenger.
Symbolic of soldiers who went off to war and lost their innocence
Bananafish
Represents innocence, gullible, and naive
Sybil
Why does Sybil see Bananafish?
Since she is innocent and gullible
Why does Muriel not help Seymour with his mental problems
Seymour and Muriel are separated from each other during the story so Muriel isn't aware of Seymours problems.
Shows materialistic ways
Muriel's Belongings
Trying to enjoy the vacation, and is seen as a guardian for a certain character
Muriel
Why does Seymour kiss Sybil's feet?
He wants to show recognition for all the qualities that Sybil had that Muriel lacked
What is the moms main objective from the phone call
She wants Muriel to be careful of Seymour and tries to make her end the vacation early.
Basic humanity without interference from the outside world
Feet
Outsider, lack of childhood innocence, desires isolation
Seymour
Why does Seymour take his life?
He realized that he was too troubled with his own mental state and he could never realign with society
Where was Seymours gun before he use used it
It was in his suitcase