Relating to A Materialistic World Theme statement: Affluence can foster materialism, thereby creating a life devoid of meaning. Seymour shows great sensitivity when communicating with youths, but lacks the ability to communicate with the money-oriented adult world. We first meet Seymour on the quiet beach of a Miami resort hotel. Sybil approaches Seymour. Seymour treats young Sybil with the utmost respect and kindness. He is very sympathetic to her youth and tries to communicate with …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…sand toward the hotel." (17). A feeling of isolation overcomes him when he realizes he can no longer communicate in the adult world. He thinks his only hope is to escape-permanently. He sits "down on the unoccupied twin bed, [looks] at the girl, [aims] the pistol, and [fires] a bullet through his right temple," (18). The day he finds all the reasons for his death is "a perfect day for bananafish"(15), or a perfect day for death.