Never felt the pedophilia in the original story, but it shines through here. Don't know if that's intentional, I sure would've tried to avoid make that allusion with my main character.
This is a horrible video in many aspects! All the time there was no set mood, but a total indifference; it appears, as if there are no emotions at all. Also the driving scene was totally needless. I don't want to even mention Sybill's accent...
I thought this video was decent. I didn't like the driving scene, you're making seymour look retarded, in which he's not. I thought the elevator scene wasn't effective enough. There was no climax to that part. IF anything I don't remember them being british. I mean, they're vacationing in Florida.
When you deal with symbolism, there is no right answer. While I agree that there probably wasn't meant a pedophilic symbolism, it can be read that way. Or, you can take the story literally. Literary cristicism is a relative thing.
when he kills himself though, salinger writes it so abruptly, because he does it so abruptly. He writes it as if Seymour doesn't have doubts, and just does it. and yeah, RIGHT temple
Exactly!! he just sat down and did it like hes lighting a ciggarete theres no sitting on the bed looking miserable Seymour wasnt like that at all and wasnt he younger? still a good job though
This ruins the story by making Seymour write a freaking goodbye night. The reader is supposed to wonder why the Jesus randomly shot himself through the skull.
This < Non-lubricated Anal Sex. Dear Director of this piece of shit, I bet you failed all of your english classes in highschool. You upset me. Oh, and of all the things you could've done right, he didn't even shoot himself in his right temple. Suck a dick you bastard. With love, Fuck You.
pedophillia?!?! wow its people like that who force others to spend thousands on grad school just to get away from morons. anyway, the video was interesting, and the comments of the pompous, salinger fan want-to-be's, even more so. thanks for stirring up a nice debate.
@ohNo231 I agree. The whole idea is that this was after WWII when Seymore came back from Europe and was mentally injured. Making him old just takes away from the story. Also, Seymor wears a robe in the elevator to emphasize his fragility when the woman looks at the only exposed part of his body - his feet.
I first read this story when I was thirteen years old. I read it before I went to bed and didn't sleep all night I was so disturbed. Not depressed, disturbed. I immediately saw a strong overtone of pedophillia in the story, a notion that was vehemently shot down in an advanced English course. Has anyone else read that into the story, because it seemed so obvious on the author's part. Does anyone else see what I mean?
I understand that most beleive the story is about a war vet who can no longer go on because he's killed too many people, but after reading the story 30 times the signs of pedophilia are so blatant to me. Banana fish dieing in a whole is just too much of an innuendo. In the story he kisses the Sybil's foot and she runs away in terror. Come on. Even if that's not what Salinger meant, it's still really difficult for the reader not to see it.
hmm true, i guess i really didn't focus to much on that detail. i was focusing more on the bananafish story and the connection with him. maybe i need to look more on that.
the reason he kisses her foot is because salinger was a buddhist and in buddhim feet are seen as gateways to the soul. when sybil sees the bananafish really what she sees is seymour, and because the bananafish dies in the story, seymour kills himself. he uses the banana because its yellow and this connects to the other colors in the story, its not some fallic reference
Really? Bananas in the background? Fuck you.
jcozza92 2 months ago
What's with that accent? I thought they are American? Besides I picture the whole story full of sunshine. I don't know why. Am I the only one?
imover18sostfu 3 months ago
Yes exactly. Seymour died at 31. Try reading other Salinger Glass stories before making a video about one.
thatdarnseaweed 5 months ago
Seymour was 31. Not 61.
edgeofthewoods 5 months ago 2
Excellent cinematography, acting and direction.
I don't think Mr. Salinger would mind this interpretation at all.
yasumotonoboru 5 months ago
They're not British.....
lalunacara 1 year ago
Seymour wasn't that old, that looks odd...
Deadshinobi 1 year ago
But can you really ever misinterpret something?
"Its not like I haven't tried to change things, to open people's eyes. But the waves are forever washing over, pulling me further out to sea."
sisbon 1 year ago
I always thought he killed himself because he was a pedophile.
Vanessag502 1 year ago
@Vanessag502 LOL Seymore wasn't a pedophile! I think you misread the story.
mimajo5 1 year ago 3
@mimajo5 No. I think you misread the story
Vanessag502 1 year ago
@mimajo5 Have you read the text, he totally was. I pretended she was you."
Sybil immediately stooped and began to dig in the sand. "Let's go in the water," she said.
"All right," said the young man. "I think I can work it in."
"Next time, push her off," Sybil said. "Push who off?"
"Sharon Lipschutz."
"Ah, Sharon Lipschutz," said the young man. "How that name comes up. Mixing memory and desire."
prometheus1812 1 month ago
@Vanessag502 And double posting implies you are a moron, disqualifying anything you say. Have you read the text??
TheNitramneb 10 months ago
I always thought he killed himself because he was a pedophile.
Vanessag502 1 year ago
he puts the gun on the wrong side of his head
HuGGyBuNNy2 1 year ago
In this film the real sense of the story is lost. It's not pedophilia and no mention to vanity of her wife and the sybil's mother. I don't like it
planio77ta 2 years ago
Never felt the pedophilia in the original story, but it shines through here. Don't know if that's intentional, I sure would've tried to avoid make that allusion with my main character.
NoahRobertMiller 2 years ago
This is a horrible video in many aspects! All the time there was no set mood, but a total indifference; it appears, as if there are no emotions at all. Also the driving scene was totally needless. I don't want to even mention Sybill's accent...
BleackheartedBBgirl 2 years ago
I thought this video was decent. I didn't like the driving scene, you're making seymour look retarded, in which he's not. I thought the elevator scene wasn't effective enough. There was no climax to that part. IF anything I don't remember them being british. I mean, they're vacationing in Florida.
HeyCharlieBall 2 years ago 2
awful
bluebon 2 years ago
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bluebon 2 years ago
So bad on so many levels.
mrmuckle1216 2 years ago
It is specifically a service revolver. It speaks to the aftershocks of World War II and its scarred veterens.
jasonlloyd33 2 years ago
Salinger is genius. He understood being miserable with plenty .
jasonlloyd33 2 years ago
When you deal with symbolism, there is no right answer. While I agree that there probably wasn't meant a pedophilic symbolism, it can be read that way. Or, you can take the story literally. Literary cristicism is a relative thing.
Dalquaz 2 years ago 2
when he kills himself though, salinger writes it so abruptly, because he does it so abruptly. He writes it as if Seymour doesn't have doubts, and just does it. and yeah, RIGHT temple
debalinn 2 years ago
Exactly!! he just sat down and did it like hes lighting a ciggarete theres no sitting on the bed looking miserable Seymour wasnt like that at all and wasnt he younger? still a good job though
yiommi 2 years ago
This ruins the story by making Seymour write a freaking goodbye night. The reader is supposed to wonder why the Jesus randomly shot himself through the skull.
MajBlood 2 years ago
Olives and wax- I never go any place without'em!!!
D3TOX3R 2 years ago
This < Non-lubricated Anal Sex. Dear Director of this piece of shit, I bet you failed all of your english classes in highschool. You upset me. Oh, and of all the things you could've done right, he didn't even shoot himself in his right temple. Suck a dick you bastard. With love, Fuck You.
DrinkBeer48 2 years ago
pedophillia?!?! wow its people like that who force others to spend thousands on grad school just to get away from morons. anyway, the video was interesting, and the comments of the pompous, salinger fan want-to-be's, even more so. thanks for stirring up a nice debate.
therosebug 2 years ago
I hope Salinger sues your ass.
burritoskinzmurphy2 2 years ago
I'm sorry, but this doesn't do the story justice at all.
ohNo231 2 years ago 5
@ohNo231 I agree. The whole idea is that this was after WWII when Seymore came back from Europe and was mentally injured. Making him old just takes away from the story. Also, Seymor wears a robe in the elevator to emphasize his fragility when the woman looks at the only exposed part of his body - his feet.
JupiterBoyNy 1 year ago
I love this
Treckettxx 2 years ago
I first read this story when I was thirteen years old. I read it before I went to bed and didn't sleep all night I was so disturbed. Not depressed, disturbed. I immediately saw a strong overtone of pedophillia in the story, a notion that was vehemently shot down in an advanced English course. Has anyone else read that into the story, because it seemed so obvious on the author's part. Does anyone else see what I mean?
leafinthehouse 2 years ago
not really pedophilia. do you even know why he killed himself or what the story means?
MySweetSuffering613 2 years ago
I understand that most beleive the story is about a war vet who can no longer go on because he's killed too many people, but after reading the story 30 times the signs of pedophilia are so blatant to me. Banana fish dieing in a whole is just too much of an innuendo. In the story he kisses the Sybil's foot and she runs away in terror. Come on. Even if that's not what Salinger meant, it's still really difficult for the reader not to see it.
leafinthehouse 2 years ago
hmm true, i guess i really didn't focus to much on that detail. i was focusing more on the bananafish story and the connection with him. maybe i need to look more on that.
MySweetSuffering613 2 years ago
the reason he kisses her foot is because salinger was a buddhist and in buddhim feet are seen as gateways to the soul. when sybil sees the bananafish really what she sees is seymour, and because the bananafish dies in the story, seymour kills himself. he uses the banana because its yellow and this connects to the other colors in the story, its not some fallic reference
wasret 2 years ago 3
@wasret I think you're looking too much into the text and not the meaning.
Vanessag502 1 year ago
I only read the story once, but it it's clearly about Seymour's inability to cope with life after the war.
Don't listen to that putz about the innuendo.
As Freud would say, sometimes a bananafish is just a bananafish.
bbnewyork 2 years ago 2
Your the biggest putz here.
JohnWesleyHardinIII 2 years ago
wow you are stupid...
wasret 2 years ago