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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Tommy just wants to be a wealthy and successful to win his father's approval and to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Tommy just wants to be a wealthy and successful to win his father's approval and to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
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* ShoutOut: Tommy is in many ways a younger version of Willy Loman in ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman''.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Despite being unemployed, Tommy squanders away what money he has earned at an expensive hotel (where he tips generously), and ultimately gives away his savings to a con artist who gambles it away on risky commodities trading.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Despite being unemployed, Tommy squanders away what money he has earned at an expensive hotel (where he tips generously), and ultimately gives away his savings to a con artist who gambles it away on risky commodities trading.trading, on the naive assumption that he'll soon be very rich.
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* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Or, at least, Dr. Adler is. Tommy's own attitude may be seen as an avertion of this trope.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tommy gives all of his money to Tamkin, who promises to invest it into commodities that will guarantee a profit, and at the very least will reimburse Tommy for half if the money is lost. [[spoiler: Tamkin takes Tommy's money, does who knows what with it, and disappears, leaving Tommy with nothing]].
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* DownerEnding: Tommy is left unemployed, penniless, and completely alone in the world. In his final scene, he accidentally walks into a stranger's funeral and sits down sobbing uncontrollably.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Despite being unemployed, Tommy squanders away his money at an expensive hotel (where he tips generously), and ultimately gives away his savings to a con artist who gambles it away on risky commodities trading.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Despite being unemployed, Tommy squanders away his what money he has earned at an expensive hotel (where he tips generously), and ultimately gives away his savings to a con artist who gambles it away on risky commodities trading.
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* AFoolAndHisMoneyAreSoonParted: Despite being unemployed, Tommy squanders away his money at an expensive hotel (where he tips generously), and ultimately gives away his savings to a con artist who gambles it away on risky commodities trading.
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* ConMan: [[spoiler:Tamkin.]]
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* ConMan: [[spoiler:Tamkin.]][[spoiler:Dr. Tamkin, who most likely isn't even a legitimate MD and probably isn't the commodities trading genius that he claims to be - he's just good at convincing others that he is so he can take their money to "invest".]]
* ConspicuousConsumption: Tommy sees successful people (and those feigning success) flaunting their wealth by showing off their expensive luxury goods and lifestyle.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tommy throughout the story, from quitting his job on a whim to agreeing to put what little money he has left into the commodities market based on Tamkin's empty promise to reimburse his half.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Tommy sees successful people (and those feigning success) flaunting their wealth by showing off their expensive luxury goods and lifestyle.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tommy throughout the story, from quitting his job on a whim to agreeing to put what little money he has left into the commodities market based on Tamkin's empty promise to reimburse his half.
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* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Tommy thinks is is the case, and Tamkin encourages this belief.
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Tommy just wants to be a wealthy and successful to win his father's approval and to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
* LoserProtagonist: Tommy is a rather pitiful character who quits his job out of spite, is unable to find gainful employment, ultimately squanders away what little money he has left, and has strained, dysfunctional relationships with his his father, children, and ex-wife.
* LoserProtagonist: Tommy is a rather pitiful character who quits his job out of spite, is unable to find gainful employment, ultimately squanders away what little money he has left, and has strained, dysfunctional relationships with his his father, children, and ex-wife.
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* ThisLoserIsYou: Tommy is an extreme case, but he exhibits all too common traits in his desperate search for a get-rich-quick scheme that will pay off.
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''Seize the Day'' is a 1956 novella by the [[UsefulNotes/NobelPrizeInLiterature Nobel Prize]]-winning American author Saul Bellow.
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''Seize the Day'' is a 1956 novella by the [[UsefulNotes/NobelPrizeInLiterature Nobel Prize]]-winning American Canadian-American author Saul Bellow.
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A novella by Nobel-winning writer Saul Bellow, ''Seize the Day'' (1956) tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who both live in a large city, brood over their life, and struggle with the problems which they have with each other. Much place is devoted to the philosophical views expressed by Tamkin, an experienced stock player who became a sort of father figure for Tommy. (The book is in no way connected with Joyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''.) The plot concentrates on the attempts of Tommy to get a sufficient amount of money to put things in his life in relative order. However, as this is a realist novel, further problems ensue - and the reader is not told whether this is due to Tommy's childishness, Adler's indifference, or the overall condition of contemporary society.
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It tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who
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It was adapted into a 1986 MadeForTVMovie, starring Creator/RobinWilliams.
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It was adapted into a 1986 MadeForTVMovie, MadeForTVMovie starring Creator/RobinWilliams.Creator/RobinWilliams (which shouldn't be confused with ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'', despite that movie being set in TheFifties and having Williams' character utter this work's title phrase).
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A novella by Nobel-winning writer Saul Bellow, ''Seize the Day'' (1956) tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who both live in a large city, brood over their life, and struggle with the problems which they have with each other. Much place is devoted to the philosophical views expressed by Tamkin, an experienced stock player who became a sort of father figure for Tommy. (The book is in no way connected with Joyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}'', in spite of the above mentioned elements and even though in both works the main character is a Jew.) The plot concentrates on the attempts of Tommy to get a sufficient amount of money to put things in his life in relative order. However, as this is a realist novel, further problems ensue - and the reader is not told whether this is due to Tommy's childishness, Adler's indifference, or the overall condition of contemporary society.
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A novella by Nobel-winning writer Saul Bellow, ''Seize the Day'' (1956) tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who both live in a large city, brood over their life, and struggle with the problems which they have with each other. Much place is devoted to the philosophical views expressed by Tamkin, an experienced stock player who became a sort of father figure for Tommy. (The book is in no way connected with Joyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}'', in spite of the above mentioned elements and even though in both works the main character is a Jew.''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''.) The plot concentrates on the attempts of Tommy to get a sufficient amount of money to put things in his life in relative order. However, as this is a realist novel, further problems ensue - and the reader is not told whether this is due to Tommy's childishness, Adler's indifference, or the overall condition of contemporary society.
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-->''Oh, this was a day of reckoning. It was a day, he thought, on which, willing or not, he would take a good close look at the truth.''
A novella by Nobel-winning writer Saul Bellow, ''Seize the Day'' (1956) tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who both live in a large city, brood over their life, and struggle with the problems which they have with each other. Much place is devoted to the philosophical views expressed by Tamkin, an experienced stock player who became a sort of father figure for Tommy. (The book is in no way connected with Joyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}'', in spite of the above mentioned elements and even though in both works the main character is a Jew.) The plot concentrates on the attempts of Tommy to get a sufficient amount of money to put things in his life in relative order. However, as this is a realist novel, further problems ensue - and the reader is not told whether this is due to Tommy's childishness, Adler's indifference, or the overall condition of contemporary society.
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* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Or, at least, Dr. Adler is. Tommy's own attitude may be seen as an avertion of this trope.
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: An interesting, metaphorical example: Tommy attends a stranger's funeral but mourns for himself. This may suggest that everyone is more or less in Tommy's position, which would make him Everyman.
* ConMan: [[spoiler:Tamkin.]]
* DivorceAssetsConflict: Tommy and his wife are a classic example.
* IHaveNoSon: To put it mildly, Dr. Adler is not very proud of Tommy.
* ManChild: According to Alfred Kazin's interpretation, Tommy is one.
* TheShrink: We do not know if Tamkin really is one (probably not), but the fact that he presents himself in this way is meaningful to the plot.
* TricksterMentor: Tamkin, in a way. The matter is complicated, because he doesn't primarily aim at giving Tommy a lesson but at [[spoiler:getting advantage of him]].
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-->''Oh, this was a day of reckoning. It was a day, he thought, on which, willing or not, he would take a good close look at the truth.''
A novella by Nobel-winning writer Saul Bellow, ''Seize the Day'' (1956) tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who both live in a large city, brood over their life, and struggle with the problems which they have with each other. Much place is devoted to the philosophical views expressed by Tamkin, an experienced stock player who became a sort of father figure for Tommy. (The book is in no way connected with Joyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}'', in spite of the above mentioned elements and even though in both works the main character is a Jew.) The plot concentrates on the attempts of Tommy to get a sufficient amount of money to put things in his life in relative order. However, as this is a realist novel, further problems ensue - and the reader is not told whether this is due to Tommy's childishness, Adler's indifference, or the overall condition of contemporary society.
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!!Provides examples of:
* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Or, at least, Dr. Adler is. Tommy's own attitude may be seen as an avertion of this trope.
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: An interesting, metaphorical example: Tommy attends a stranger's funeral but mourns for himself. This may suggest that everyone is more or less in Tommy's position, which would make him Everyman.
* ConMan: [[spoiler:Tamkin.]]
* DivorceAssetsConflict: Tommy and his wife are a classic example.
* IHaveNoSon: To put it mildly, Dr. Adler is not very proud of Tommy.
* ManChild: According to Alfred Kazin's interpretation, Tommy is one.
* TheShrink: We do not know if Tamkin really is one (probably not), but the fact that he presents himself in this way is meaningful to the plot.
* TricksterMentor: Tamkin, in a way. The matter is complicated, because he doesn't primarily aim at giving Tommy a lesson but at [[spoiler:getting advantage of him]].
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