"Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction" is a collection of two novellas by J.D. Salinger, narrated by Buddy Glass, focusing on his elder brother Seymour. "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" depicts the aftermath of Seymour's failed wedding in 1942, where Buddy learns about the insensitive critiques of Seymour from strangers during a car ride home, discovering Seymour's journal and a cryptic message about eloping. "Seymour an Introduction" is a more philosophical work where the 40-year-old Buddy attempts to describe Seymour's complex character and his search for truth.