Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
Source of Title
What is the source of Salinger's title for this story?
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The source of the title can be found in the story's conclusion when Buddy discovers the message his sister left on the bathroom mirror for Seymour.
"Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man."
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, pg. 65
