The story becomes a huge success and Robert finds himself swept into a new world far from his wife and home. He writes a novel entitled A Perfect Day, based on the last few months Allyson and her father spent together as he died of cancer. A Perfect Day (324) 6. On another note, the fact that Seymour sent Muriel poems from Germany-coupled with the detail that the story is set in 1948-suggests that Seymour has recently returned from fighting in World War II. When he is unexpectedly laid off from his job, Allyson encourages him to pursue his dream of writing. It’s the perfect day for what we’ve waiting for now it’s our chance to shine.
True to form, though, Muriel is flippant and laughs about the nickname, again unwilling to discuss it more deeply. A family man and suddenly-successful author encounters a mystic stranger who warns him he has only forty more days to live. Likewise, in calling Muriel “Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948,” Seymour seems to be criticizing Muriel’s character, suggesting that she doesn’t have a spiritual sensibility or emotional depth to her-that she’s vagrant or beggar spiritually, meaning that spirituality is something she sorely lacks. Salinger chapter summaries, themes, characters, analysis, and quotes Brush up on the details in this novel, in a voice. In this passage, Muriel’s mother is once again concerned about Seymour’s behavior and her daughter’s well-being, while Muriel laughs off her concerns, unwilling or unable to have a conversation about them. Here, the man that Muriel and her mother have been talking about is revealed to be Muriel’s husband, Seymour Glass, and Seymour’s nickname for his wife reveals that the story is set in 1948.
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