A Perfect Day for Bananafish
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A Perfect Day for Bananafish is a seminal short story by J.D. Salinger that introduces Seymour Glass and explores themes of postwar trauma, innocence, and alienation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
For Esmé—with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories (UK edition of Nine Stories)
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Nine Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSymbol | bananafish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation |
one of Salinger’s most acclaimed short stories
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seminal work of J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| endingType | tragic ending ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Muriel Glass
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Seymour Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasDialogueBetween |
Muriel Glass and her mother
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Seymour Glass and Sybil Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
childhood innocence contrasted with adult corruption
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consumer culture ⓘ veteran’s mental health ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of postwar alienation in American fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Muriel Glass
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Seymour Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of psychological effects of war
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introduction of Seymour Glass ⓘ use of understated dialogue ⓘ |
| originalTitle | A Perfect Day for Bananafish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Glass family saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | Seymour Glass as a World War II veteran ⓘ |
| publicationDate | January 31, 1948 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazinePublication | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| settingLocation | a Florida beach resort ⓘ |
| symbolism | bananafish as a symbol of spiritual and material excess ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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communication breakdown ⓘ innocence ⓘ materialism ⓘ postwar trauma ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | shortly after World War II ⓘ |
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