The Bass The River And Sheila Mant Summary

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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

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