Three Stories Comparison

One common theme within the first three stories is the idea of war. In "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" Seymour went off to fight in World War II in Germany. In "Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut" Walt also fought in a war. In "Just Before the War With the Eskimos" the fiance of Ginnie's sister also had fought in war. I also see a connection of child abuse/pedophilia. In "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" Seymour pushes Sybil on a tube in the water and in "Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut" Ramona gets abused by her mother. These events may be slightly different but they do relate by making the character (ramona/sybil) uncomfortable or hurt. The last connection i saw was between "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" and "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut." The theme i see here is that there is a disconnection between characters after a main event occurs. Seymour goes off to fight in Germany and ends up getting somewhat disconnected from Muriel. They used to love each other in a much different way before seymour left. When Jimmy gets into a car crash, Ramona tries to forget about him and move on with her life. These are very similar situations because they both have characters becoming disconnected through a physical event.