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Vocabulary
1. Monopolizing- assume complete control.
2. Oblique- neither parallel nor perpendicular.
3. Snub- to stop with a cutting retort.
4. Plodded/Plod- to walk slowly.
5. Cumbersome- difficult to work with because of heaviness and bulk.
2. Oblique- neither parallel nor perpendicular.
3. Snub- to stop with a cutting retort.
4. Plodded/Plod- to walk slowly.
5. Cumbersome- difficult to work with because of heaviness and bulk.
5 Questions
1. How does the story of the Bananafish relate to the war?
2. Why does Seymour spend a lot of time with young children instead of people his age?
3. How is Muriel a perfect symbol of the phoniness of the adult world?
4. Why do you think Muriel and Seymour have communication issues?
5. What do think caused Seymour to kill himself, what pushed him over the edge?
2. Why does Seymour spend a lot of time with young children instead of people his age?
3. How is Muriel a perfect symbol of the phoniness of the adult world?
4. Why do you think Muriel and Seymour have communication issues?
5. What do think caused Seymour to kill himself, what pushed him over the edge?