W.D. Wetherell, the narrator in and author of the short story, “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant,” is a very passionate person; throughout the story he clearly expresses his passion for fishing, as in it he goes out fishing all the time, and it is obvious it means a lot to him, because as he explains, “I never went anywhere that summer without a fishing rod. When I wasn’t swimming laps...I was back in our driveway practicing casts...when I wasn’t doing any of those...I was fishing the river for bass.” (37). His passion for Sheila Mant also shone through, especially when he thinks, ”...the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant.” (36). Knowing his strong passion for fishing, for him to say that
In the book House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury, Tomi has many defining traits. First, he has determination and his will to never give up. Also, he is strong-hearted to his friends and family and will always defend them or help them. Lastly, he is smart and will get the upper hand against anyone he thinks is a threat. These are Tomi’s defining traits in this book.
Journal #1 I am reading “The Bass, The RIver and Shelia Mant” by W.D. Wetheraell, I'm on page #5. So far this book is about a boy that loves fishing and this girl named Shelia Mant. He asks Sheila out on a date and she agreed. So there on the date and there's a huge bass on the line, but he doesn't want to reel it in because Sheila hates fishing. In this journal, I will be questioning and connecting.
I read “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell and I finished the book. This story is about a boy inviting Sheila Mant to a band but gets stuck deciding between the bass or Sheila Mant. In this journal, I will be predicting and characterizing. During the reading I got caught wondering if the boy will choose the bass or Sheila Mant.
In W.D Wetherell’s short story, “ The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”, the narrator is put into a position on which he has to give up on one of many things he care mostly about. Does he give up on Sheila Mant, the girl he had a crush on over the summer, or the biggest bass he had ever hooked? The narrator is challenged to complete the multiple obstacles of his desire, however in the end he obtained a life-time lesson. A lesson in which he learned that in life he will come upon many women, but the one that appreciate his true identity is the one worth sacrificing for. For instance, the narrator displayed his knowledge about bass and hope his intelligence would impress Sheila.
One reason is because fishing is his passion. He has spent a significant time improving his fishing skills. As he says in his story, “When I wasn’t swimming laps to impress Sheila, I was back in our driveway practicing casts...” He has also been fishing all summer and goes nowhere without his fishing rod. We see this when he unconsciously attaches his fishing rod to his canoe before going to pick up Sheila Mant.
How would you feel if you took someone on a date and they left with someone else? In this short story, this is exactly what Sheila Mant does to the narrator in the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell. Based off indirect characterization and how Sheila doesn’t look at him when talking, and she compliments herself, she is not too nice of a person. Sheila is rude to the narrator, In the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”, the narrator takes Sheila out on a date and she leaves him for someone else.
Antwone Fisher Memoir Essay Finding Fish is a story of a young, unloved boy growing up and overcoming all obstacles and hardships in order to become an amazing man. Antwone Quenton Fisher was born on August 3, 1959, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in a prison to Eva Mae Fisher and Eddie Elkins, who was killed before he was born. As a result of this, Antwone grew up in the foster system and he was placed in the unloving home of his foster parents, Mrs. Isabella Pickett and Reverend Ulysses Pickett.
These two narrators are similar, but also different in many ways in “The Bass, The River, & Sheila Mant” and the story “Lessons of Love”. In the two stories the narrators are not really noticed by the person they are crushing on. In the first story the narrator tries more to get their loves attention. While in the second story they just follow their love around. In the “The Bass, The River, & Sheila Mant”, the narrator is a boy.
As I am reading the story, I question whether he will pick the bass or Sheila Mant. Overall I think he will pick the bass. He is a big fisherman and really loves to do it. Whenever he has free time he is fishing. He also invests a lot of time and money.
I read “The Bass, the River, And Sheila Mant” by W.D. wetherell. This story is about a boy who has to decide whether he wants to pick the bass or Sheila. In this journal I will be questioning and (1) G pick bass or Sheila (1) Y bass (2) R love fishing R how big and important it is R ignoring Sheila
Keeping to yourself can actually cause more issues than opening up. In the novel Crow Lake by Mary Lawson, Kate Morrison is a very reserved and kind character. She is reserved because for her entire childhood this is how she is brought up. She is also taught how to treat others and that makes her the kind person she is to this day. Kate proves to be kind because she really puts other peoples’ feelings into consideration when saying or doing something.
He confronts internal conflict in the story when he mounts the rod in the boat. The narrator is getting ready for his date with Sheila in the middle of the story, when he “mounted his Mitchell reel on his(made changes to quote) Pflueger spinning reel rod and stuck it in the stern”.(Wetherell 2) The narrator crosses paths with internal conflict as he puts the rod in the boat, allowing for the possibility of getting the bass on his line and causing conflict with Sheila's dislike for fishing. Along with his love of fishing. The narrator also encounters internal conflict when Sheila brings up Eric Caswell.
Wetherell’s story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”. The 14-year old narrator is facing a huge predicament. The boy is on a date with the girl of his dreams. The boy and girl are canoeing up a river in Vermont. The young girl, Sheila, has informed the narrator of her disgust of fishing.
Imagery of the bass, the river, and Sheila Mant One of the main themes of this story is that sacrifice. The narrator of this story is not given a name but he is fourteen year old. The narrator has a major crush on a women- seventeen year old, Sheila Mant. The narrator finally, and I say finally, asks Sheila on a date via the narrator’s boat.
The book Riverkeep is written by Martin Stewart. This book is really hard to read so I would suggest people within the high school to adult range to read this book. The main characters in Riverkeep are Wulliam (Wull) Fobisher, Mix, and Tillinghast.