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The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant. Chase Underwood Chandler Harrell Matt. W.D. Wetherell. He was born in 1948, in a small town in NY. By the time he was ten years old he was interested in writing.
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The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant Chase Underwood Chandler Harrell Matt
W.D. Wetherell • He was born in 1948, in a small town in NY. • By the time he was ten years old he was interested in writing. • He Wrote his first short story on the ping pong table in his parents basement at the age of 19. • To this day Wethrell loves to fish and often writes about fishing.
Vocab • Pensive adj. thinking deeply • Bob was pensive when the game was over. • Dubious adj. feeling doubt • I was dubious when the runner was called safe. • Surreptitiously adv. Secretly or slyly • I surreptitiously spied on my mom as she slept. • Inhibition n. a restraint on ones natural impulses. • An inhibition prevented Bob from cheating on the test. • Lithe adj. limber bend easily. • Your mom was limber last night at the GYM.
Theme • The Theme of the story is a boy who likes a girl but this girl comes between the boys favorite things to do witch is fishing.
Plot • Characters: The Boy, Sheila Mant, the bass, Eric Caswell. • Setting: Summer, a river • Theme: Boy likes a girl • Basic situation: The boy wants to date Sheila Mant. • Internal conflict: Asking Sheila out, if he should reel in the fish or not.
Plot • External conflict: The fish is bending the rod trying to keep the fish and get to the concert • Complications: fish is struggling Sheila doesn’t like fish • Climax: when the rod catches the fish • Resolution: He cut the fishing line the fish gets away. • Protagonist: The Boy • Antagonist: Sheila, the Bass • Static character: Sheila • Dynamic Character: The Boy
Literary Element • Motif is a literary element used in this story. • Motif is a recurring subject, theme, idea, phrase, or image repeated through literary art work. • Authors use motifs to express the theme, or overall message of the story.
Dig Deeper • This story has a connection to the writers life because the writer likes to fish just like the main character of this story. Maybe the author experienced something like this in his life.