"life's a game that one plays according to the rules"

I agree with Mr. Spencer that "life's a game that one plays according to the rules," because life follows along guide lines or rules like a game. In life we have laws made for us so we don't act out, just like in a game we have rules so we don't cheat. In a more religious aspect, life is like a game because we all either loose or win in the end. What we are taught is when we die we either go to hell or heaven. To loose in life is going to hell and living in a nightmare, and winning is making it to Heaven to live in paradise. We all want to live in paradise or win the game so sometimes we cheat or disobey the rules to win this big game called "Life." Like in a game, we all have a team we are apart of which can symbolize our friends and family in life. We also have enemies or opponents in life like in a game. All these things should provide enough reasons to say that Life is just all one big game and we all need to play by the rules to make it to paradise, and win.

Salinger Blog Post 1

Seymour can relate to the fictional creature called the 'banana fish' in many different ways than we think. When Seymour explains to Sybil that the banana fish get banana fever, he could be comparing this illness to his current mental conditions he displays like post- traumatic stress disorder. Also, when Seymour tells her that the banana fish naturally get so fat they cant get out of the hole again, this could be a symbol of war. Seymour is still stuck in the past when he was at war, and cant seem to get back to reality just like the fish is stuck in the hole and cant seem to get back out. Unfortunately, they both have peculiar habits like eating bananas and being afraid of windows or trees. The banana fish and Seymour are also filled with things leading to both of their deaths. The banana fish is filled with bananas, just like the dread and misery that fills Seymour, causing a traumatic ending.