Banana Fish Review

After reviewing in class, I can say that this is simply beautiful writing.  Dr. Lewis pointed out the detail of the writing, and I see why It's so easy to read, it is because of the detail and beauty put into each word.  I missed a few things the first time through, I didn't see the connection of the trees, and possibly the banana fish to suicide.  Someone said the maybe he tried to crash his car into the trees once as a suicide attempt.  Also the banana fish gets trapped in the hole, and ends up dying there.  Maybe this was his way of explaining he is like a bananafish, stuck in a hole, and there is no way out, so he will die.    I was wondering why Muriel was so un-effected by her mothers worries, I though maybe her mom should calm down, but she had a reason to be worried.  ( Mothers are always right, I wonder if I'll ever take this advice myself )  Muriel may have just wanted life back to normal, and the best way to do so, is to act like nothing ever happened, so I can see why she would chose to do that.