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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Seize the Day is a 1956 novella by the Nobel Prize-winning Canadian-American author Saul Bellow.It tells the story of Tommy Wilhelm and his father Dr. Adler, who live in a large city, brood over their lives, 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 Ulysses.) The plot concentrates on Tommy's attempts to get a sufficient amount of money to put 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.It was adapted into a 1986 Made-for-TV Movie starring Robin Williams (which shouldn't be confused with Dead Poets Society, despite that movie being set in The '50s and having Williams' character utter this work's title phrase).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted | |
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A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted: 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, on the naive assumption that he'll soon be very rich. | |
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All Jews Are Cheapskates | |
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All Jews Are Cheapskates: Or, at least, Dr. Adler is. Tommy's own attitude may be seen as an aversion of this trope. | |
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Con Man: 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". | |
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Attending Your Own Funeral: 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. | |
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