The Bass The River and The Sheila Mant

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The Bass, The River, and The Sheila Mant By: Dave, Ty, Phil, and Sam Author: W. D. Wetherell

Author Outline W. D. Wetherell • • Born 1948 in New York First started publishing in the 1980’s Famous fiction writer At the age of 19 he wrote his first short story on a ping pong table in his parents basement. • He was rejected by publishers for 8 years.

Author Outline W. D. Wenterell • He had a passion for fishing, always looking for big fish to catch. • He lived in New Hampshire with his wife and 2 kids. • His whole life revolved around fishing and writing. • He won many awards, including the O. Henry Award for fiction.

Vocab Pensive- (Adj. ) Thinking deeply, often sadly; My grandmother was looking at the picture of my grandfather pensively after he died. Dubious- (Adj. ) Skeptical; feeling doubt; When Darth Vador reveals his identity to Luke Skywalker, Luke was very dubious that Darth Vador is his father. Surreptitiously- (Adv. ) Secretly or slyly; The inmate surreptitiously approached the prison gate as he was trying to escape.

Vocab • Inhibition- (N. ) A restraint on ones natural impulses; Sam’s inhibition prevented him from burping in public. • Lithe- (Adj. ) Limber; The lithe Jedi was able to bend, twist, and dodge the shots fired by the Stormtroopers.

Theme • The theme of this story is be yourself. • This is theme because if the narrator had been himself and gone for the bass he wouldn’t have lost both the girl and the fish. Therefore, he would have been successful with the catch of his life.

Theme • Also, if he was being himself, he would have realized that he would have never wanted to go out with a girl who didn’t even like fishing.

Literary Elements (plot chart) • Characters- The narrator, Sheila Mant, The Bass, Eric Caswell • Setting- The river, the river house, the carnival • Basic Situation- A fisherman who lives on the river is infatuated with a woman named Sheila Mant and has his mind set on taking her to the carnival.

Literary Elements (plot chart) • Internal conflict – His thoughts in his mind conflicts with his liking of a young girl and his love of fishing. • External conflict – The Narrator has an external conflict with the bass because all is going well with Sheila until the Bass came and ruined his chances with her. • Complications – As he finally gets a date with Sheila Mant, he hooks what feels like a catch of a lifetime and has to choose between a pretty girl and a huge Largemouth Bass.

Literary Elements (plot chart) • Climax – the climax is when the narrator pulled out a knife and cut the fishing line. • Resolution – The narrator loses the fish and Sheila Mant leaves with Eric at the Fair. • Protagonist – The Narrator • Antagonist – The Bass and Eric Caswell • Dynamic character – The narrator • Static character – Sheila Mant, the Bass, and Eric Caswell • Other – point of view is 1 st person

Literary Element • The literary element is a motif. • Motif – A significant word, phrase, image, description, or idea repealed throughout a literary work. Motifs help to express a work’s theme, or an overall message. • Example – An example of the Motif in this story would be how the author describes Sheila in her white dress. Over and over, the author is thinking how beautiful she looks in her white dress

Digging Deeper In our group’s eyes, The significance of this story strongly relates to the narrator’s life. For example, The narrator, W. D. Wetherell, loved fishing and grew up fishing in a river, similar to the one mentioned in the story. Also, the fact that he grew up with no television or computer and experienced nature ultimately effected the way he described nature with such a passion in this story.

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