Plot And Theme In The Short Story 'Bananas' By Trish

Overreacting is a normal thing for people to do. This is shown in Trish's short story "Bananas." Trish, Alessia, and Syd overreact when they are informed about Sidney getting laid off from his job at GameStop. The four of them devise a plan for Trish, Alessia, and Syd to steal money from GameStop as an act of vengence in Sidney's honor. Trish uses plot and theme in the story "Bananas" to convey how people in strong friendships or any positive relationship would be willing to sacrifice anything for the other(s). Trish uses plot in the story to express the progress they made towards the legal ending that was beneficial to everybody. In the exposition, Trish, Alessia, and Syd learned about Sidney losing his job. This is where they came up with the idea to burglarize GameStop. The stolen money would be a surrogate for what Sidney could no longer bring home to pay the bills. "If they do not have Sidney’s income that is one less down payment they can put on their house, which would really affect them so they assume that they just need to rob …show more content…
For instance, when Sidney was in the restroom, Alessia, Trish, and Syd made the decision to burglarize GameStop alone, so the crime would not be immediately connected to Sidney. They also wanted to burglarize GameStop, because they have "one less down payment" that goes into paying the bills for the house they shared with Sidney. Stealing from GameStop also emphasizes their bond with Sidney, because they invested lots of time and effort into preparing to burglarize specifically GameStop. They could have robbed a bank, which would give them more money rather than choosing a store that doesn't even have enough to pay an employee. They felt like they should get revenge on the store that hurt their friend who "took great pride in his job." Further along in the story, it says, "“Good point. Let us do this thing for Sidney!” Alessia