Salinger. It ends with Seymour shooting himself in the head and it concludes without resolve. Yes, Seymour’s distress is relieved which is fulfilling to readers but no one really knows why Seymour killed himself. There are so many different theories as to why Seymour killed himself. Was it because he couldn’t take it anymore being surrounded by people he didn’t fit in with? Was it because of his PTSD from the war he recently got out of? Was it because he was sexually interested in Sybil? When you look up the answer on Google, so many different answers come out and many people give their opinions as to why they think Seymour shot himself. I think Salinger purposely ended the story ambiguously so that people would talk about it more. If there was a resolution and everything was explained, people may still talk about it but not as much as they do about it now. There is more to talk and think about because there are many different theories to be discussed about Seymour’s death. Salinger gave readers a conclusion but because he doesn’t give readers a resolution, it lets readers use their imagination to figure it out for
Salinger. It ends with Seymour shooting himself in the head and it concludes without resolve. Yes, Seymour’s distress is relieved which is fulfilling to readers but no one really knows why Seymour killed himself. There are so many different theories as to why Seymour killed himself. Was it because he couldn’t take it anymore being surrounded by people he didn’t fit in with? Was it because of his PTSD from the war he recently got out of? Was it because he was sexually interested in Sybil? When you look up the answer on Google, so many different answers come out and many people give their opinions as to why they think Seymour shot himself. I think Salinger purposely ended the story ambiguously so that people would talk about it more. If there was a resolution and everything was explained, people may still talk about it but not as much as they do about it now. There is more to talk and think about because there are many different theories to be discussed about Seymour’s death. Salinger gave readers a conclusion but because he doesn’t give readers a resolution, it lets readers use their imagination to figure it out for