Short Story Essay: Not The Betta Fish

The book, finding fish, is a poignant autobiography of the life of Antwone Quenton Fisher, an African American boy who suffered a tumultuous childhood in a foster care setting. He was born on 8-3-1959 in a Cleveland prison to Eva Mae Fisher. She was incarcerated for the shooting death of his father, her boyfriend at the time, Eddie Elkins. Initially, he spent his first few weeks of his life in a Cleveland orphanage. Then he was fostered by a wonderful woman named Mrs. Nellie Strange. She lovingly cared for him for two years. One 10-11-1961 he was placed in the foster home of the Reverend and Mrs. Pickett, an African American couple who came from southern black heritage.

The boy knows all about largemouth bass, even their scientific name. He also has all the name brand equipment for fishing such as Pflueger and Rapala. The name brand equipment is important because it must mean he is extremely committed to fishing. The last reason he might choose the bass is because he is extremely dedicated to fishing. As the text states, “I say automatically, because I never went anywhere that summer without a fishing rod” (Wetherell 2). The boy was constantly fishing or practicing his casts. Fishing was not something he had to think about, it was just instinct to grab his rod anytime he went somewhere. Fishing for bass is tremendously automatic for the boy. Secondly, the other decision the boy might make is to pick Sheila. He might select Sheila because he creeps on her constantly. As explained in the story, “I had learned all her moods. If she lay flat on the diving board…Sitting up, arms tucked around her long, suntanned legs, she was approachable” (Wetherell 1). The boy was regularly creeping on Sheila and learning all her poses. He would try to spy on her parties. He might pick

In chapter three of Where the Red Fern Grows, Billy’s mother told Billy that “God will help those that help themselves” (Rawls 3.18). This quote played a significant role in Billy’s life because throughout the book he perseveres through situations that most people would give up. For example, when Billy saved up the money for the dogs (3.17-24) it was his determination and his belief that God would help him if he helped himself (3.18) that got him to the point that he was able to afford the dogs. Part of Billy’s character is that he is kind and determined, but he is not only determined but he is thankful for everything he gets.

This is the Tralfamadorian faith to the point where the is no reason of trying to change anything makes Billy feel like everything he has gone through, no matter how awful, could not have gone any other way. "Little Billy was terrified, because his father had said Billy was going to learn to swim by the method of sink-or-swim. His father was going to throw Billy into the deep end, and Billy was going to damn well swim. It was like an execution. . . . [Billy] dimly sensed that somebody was rescuing him. Billy resented that."

This fish was different from all the other colored fish in the lake, it was so clear, that you could see through it. When the fisherman looked around the lake, he saw no other colored fish swimming around like he saw earlier that day. “This must be a bad sign for the King,” said the fisherman to himself. The fisherman walked to and arrived at the throne of the King. There sat the King in a gleaming golden robe, he was surrounded with massive piles of golden coins and laughing with his viziers. “Oh fisherman, you’re back, where is my new gifts of fish?” happily said the King. “Here O King, I have brought you a fish, different from what you have seen before, but I must warn you, it may be more of a curse instead of a blessing to you.”, replied the fisherman. “Nonsense fisherman, give this fish to me,”, replied the King. “Yes King, but heed this warning first, it is said that troubles don’t come as expected but rather comes when one is relaxed and is at peace.” The fisherman reluctantly gives the King the clear fish and then the King suddenly begins to shrink. “No, what is happening to me?!”, shrieked the King. The King shrunk to the size of a small stone, the clear fish opened its mouth and a jar and cap came forth from it. The King was sucked in a whirlwind into the jar and the cap was sealed onto the jar, then the jar slowly rolled out of the palace, until it rested at the bottom of the

I believe that the narrator will pick the bass because the bass is on of the biggest and oldest and a very rare catch while sheila I believe is to hard and too old for such a you fellow. This bass that is on the line is probably the biggest he will ever catch and is very nervous and the fact that he is still got the fish on the line. This a old and strong Bass because of how long is been on the line and its pulling the canoe back and he is starting to question how ginormous this monstrosity is. He also loves fishing and hides his fishing equipment and even thinks on throwing the equipment out but he did not cause of his love for fishing. Sheila is a girl that he has liked for a long time. Young people also think that because they are younger

Will the boy choose the girl or the fish. If he chooses the girl it could be because she is pretty. The boy explains how she is tan, has nice outfits and nice hair. Another reason could be because he likes her. He mentions how he would do laps and keep on showing off in front of her. He also learned all of her moods. The boy could also choose the fish. The fish is the biggest hes ever caught. The fish was bending the rod and the bass was going in stronger currents and still pulled the canoe. The boy also spent a lot on fishing equipment. He had nice rods, expensive lures and he spent $40 dollars on an outfit. I think that the boy will choose the fish.

Moments in Billy's life change instantaneously, not giving Billy a clue to where he will end up next. In one moment, he is sitting in his home typing a letter to the local newspaper about his experience with the Tralfamadorians, and in the next he is a lost soldier of World War II running around behind German lines aimlessly without a coat or proper shoes. He then became a child being thrown into a pool by his father and afterwards a forty-one year old man visiting his mother in an old people's home. In the novel, changes in time are made through transitional statements such as, "Billy traveled in time, opened his eyes, found himself staring into the glass eyes of a jade green mechanical owl." p.56 In the movie there is no such thing and different moments in Billy's life happen instantaneously. Because scenes are continuous as times change, the movie better displays the author's attempt to capture in the notion of being "unstuck in time." On the other hand, the novel does help the audience follow these time changes better by setting it up for the next scene, offering a background of Billy's experiences before they begin through these transitional statements.

Billy keeps up his hunting. One night, however, his dogs tree a mountain lion. Old Dan howls defiantly, and the lion attacks. Billy is horrified, and with his axe he enters the fray, hoping to save his dogs, but they end up having to save him. Eventually, the dogs defeat the mountain lion, but Old Dan is badly wounded, and he died the next day. Billy is heartbroken, but Little Ann is so sad that she loses her will to live, and dies a few days later. Billy's papa tries to tell him that it is all for the best, because with the money Billy has earned, the family hopes to move into town. Billy does not completely recover until on the day of the move; he goes to visit the dogs' graves and finds a giant red fern. According to the Indian legend, only an angel can plant a red fern. Billy and his family look at the fern and were inspired, and now about moving to town, Billy felt comfortable

Billy is known as the handsome sailor and for good reason. He is perfect on the outside and on the inside. He is kind to everyone, has the complexion of Thor, and is determined to be perfect at his job. Sounds perfect right, wrong! Billy has one major flaw, his innocent toddler like nature. He has a mind like a child and this keeps him from seeing an danger no matter how obvious, in the end this is his undoing. Yet despite that he is friends with everyone on board the ship. Everyone loves Billy, his name is known throughout the ranks. Even the captain of the ship loves him, calling him a diamond in the rough. There is a old man on the ship called the Dansker, who is always staying out of everyone's business, but even he befriends Billy. The Dansker is the person you go to to get information. He watches everything with "has small ferret

In an unknown world, there was a kid named Billy. Billy went to a school called Riverside. Billy was not such a good kid at school. He always gets in trouble. He gets in trouble because he doesn't follow the rules. He doesn't like school, he decides to mess around and not do his work. He never does his homework, and have poor grades. One sad thing about him is that he doesn’t have any friends, but if he changes, then he can have people to play with outside of school, he has people to invite to a birthday party and just have a fun time with people.

On June 7,1943 the Beyer family added a hardworking, strong, caring son and brother named Tom Beyer. Tom spent his early childhood going to school and playing with his friends. Which he remembers as always fun, even when his friend’s dad would put them to work on their farm. Tom spent his happiest moments of his childhood with his brothers, Bill and Bob, and his dad hunting and fishing. He even remembers catching his first big fish, a four and a half pound small mouth bass. Tom even remembers feeling like he “almost didn’t want to see the fish because I didn’t know what it would be” when reeling in the fish.

He took his pain.......was left about long gone pride and he put it against the fish’s agony and the fish came over on to his side and swam gently on his side, his bill almost touching the planking of the skiff, and started to pass the boat, long, deep, wide, silver and barred with purple and interminable in the

Billy had a long day and was longing to get some sleep. Almost as if the landlady was reading his mind she said, “Let me take you up to your room, you must be tired”.

Billy was never a leader, but he was always independent and mature. He was an easy target for bullies. He had just moved to Richfield with his grandmother, but he didn’t like Richfield. He just couldn’t make any friends. Billy was a likeable person, but he just never made any friends. Until he met Scarlett.