Mrs. Carpenter is Sybil’s mother. She is far more interested in talking about fashion with her friend than listening to her daughter talk—though, in her defense, she doesn’t seem to understand that the phrase Sybil keeps repeating, “See more glass,” refers to fellow resort-goer Seymour Glass. Like Muriel and her mother’s relationship, Mrs. Carpenter and Sybil’s mother-daughter relationship is also one marked by failed communication.
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Mrs. Carpenter Character Timeline in A Perfect Day for Bananafish
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A Perfect Day for Bananafish
...hotel a little girl named Sybil Carpenter repeats the phrase “See more glass,” much to Mrs. Carpenter ’s annoyance. Mrs. Carpenter is putting sun-tan oil on Sybil, who is wearing a yellow...
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