One such incident has occurred in the life of the narrator of “ The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant.” In the story “The Bass‚ The River and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell‚ The narrator describes how much he loves fishing and his neverending passion for it. Just as well he explains his feelings for the neighborhood darling “Sheila Mant”. He decides to ask her out and has to give up his passion on proving he is not dumb. Doing this‚ he later regrets it. He finally
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BCC 158 October 16‚ 2013 In the story The Bass‚ The river‚ and Sheila Mant by W. D. Wetherell the narrator‚ an awkward fourteen year old boy whose love for both fishing and the girl next door will both be tested. On land he is a typical teen with a crush on a beauty out of his league‚ when it comes to being in the water the boy has more confidence than the average male model. Although he is comfortable in the water‚ it is in the canoe where he makes his biggest mistake. In the start of the
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Sydni Scherr Due Date: Friday‚ Sep.23 Journal 1 I have read “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell. This story is about a fourteen year old boy who is trying to impress a seventeen year old girl. In this journal I will be questioning and evaluating. G pick Sheila or bass? Y bass R fish a lot/auto R important-doesn’t dump rod R big!!! Y Sheila R attractive/17 R watches her R willing to hide the most important thing in his life G I think he will pick the fish because
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Bass‚ The River‚ And Sheila Mant by WD Wetherell. A tug-of-war occurring within the narrator between‚ the bass that represents who the narrator really is and what he enjoys doing‚ while Sheila Mant represents love and concealment of what he really is. As when the narrator wasn’t trying to whew Sheila Mant‚ he would do his favorite way to pass time. “I never went anywhere that summer without a fishing rod” (Wertherell) 246. “ When I wasn’t swimming laps to impress Sheila Mant‚ “ I was back in our
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The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant Internal and external conflicts revolve around the main character. Internal conflicts take place within the mind of a character. External conflicts are between a character and an outside force. In ‘The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant’‚ there are frequent struggles based within the story. Not only does the main character have problems to solve‚ but also the desire of something he most likely won’t get. The main character‚ who is 14 years old‚ is crushing hard
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forever. In the story “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D.Wetherell‚ a fourteen year old boy falls in love with Sheila Mant. Throughout his time with Sheila‚ he learns that she is not the person he thought she was. Traits such as snobbiness‚ laziness‚ and rudeness show up within the story. Sheila Mant is very stuck up and snobby in the story. For instance‚ during the canoe ride over to the concert Sheila says“My legs are sore.”(Wetherell 297). Sheila was whining about this because the canoe ride
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“The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant” There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant. I was fourteen. The Mants had rented the cottage next to ours on the river; with their parties‚ their frantic games of softball‚ their constant comings and goings‚ they appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. “Too noisy by half‚” my mother quickly decided‚ but I would have given anything to be
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wrong. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” is a short and fictional story by W.D Wetherell in which the narrator chose Sheila Mant‚ a girl he was crazy about‚ over what he loves more which is fishing for bass. Later on he regrets the decision he has made. In “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ the narrator was not being truthful to himself because of the fact that he cut the line to the bass he has been trying to catch for a while‚ just to keep Sheila Mant. After this decision was made‚ the
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yourself faced with a challenge or a hampering situation. However‚ a decision has to be made and each obstacle must be overcome. In the short story The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant by W. D. Wetherell‚ the obstacle was the main characters’ situation in being able to talk to his crush‚ Sheila Mant. He is initially drawn to Sheila because of the large parties her family threw at the lake cottage next to his‚ during this fateful summer‚ and his curious nature. His curiosity grew stronger with his development
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directions to present Sheila as a half-joking character with the stage direction ‘[half serious‚ half playful]’ to show that although the conversation may be sincere she beings a lightness to the atmosphere. In addition‚ another stage direction ‘[mocking aggressions]’ also indicates this half-joking‚ half-genuine characteristic and shows that Sheila adds the humour and sarcasm to the conversation in to room to insure it don’t become too firm. However‚ towards the ending of the act Sheila hears about the
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