Romantic –
The narrator is obsessed with Sheila Mant
. He always thinks about her and allows her to take over his life and all his interests. She didn't care to ask anything about the narrator.
How does Sheila behave toward the narrator when they get to the dance what was Sheila's real reason for accepting the narrator's invitation on a date?
Sadly,
Sheila cares nothing about the narrator's feelings
and spends most of her time at the dance with another boy, Eric Caswell. Sheila had been preoccupied with Eric even before she and the narrator had gotten to the dance, and has achieved her objective in obtaining his interest.
How does the narrator's date with Sheila end?
How does the narrator feel about Sheila at the end of the story?
He gets over his crush on her. He feels like he could win her heart on a second date
.
How does Sheila behave toward the narrator when they get to the dance in the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
How does Sheila behave towards the narrator at the dance?
They only dance together a couple times, then she told him she was leaving in Eric's corvette
.
What is the lesson in the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
Love, an emotion that grips over people in intense ways, and holds them for an everlasting time. In the short story called “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell shows
how love, or having a passion for someone, or something can drive a person into doing things in different ways
.
What does Sheila say about fishing How does it affect the narrator?
Sheila says to the narrator that
she thinks fishing is dumb
. … The narrator realizes his mistake for choosing a girl over a bass and he never even did it again.
How would you describe Sheila Mant?
Sheila Mant is
a 17 year old girl who the narrator is obsessed with because of her looks
. She is shallow and self centered. Sheila is a static character, since she doesn't change throughout the story. The narrator is a 14 year old boy who loves fishing and has a crush on Sheila Mant.
How does the narrator plan to take Sheila to Dixford?
When the narrator comes to pick up Sheila for their canoe-trip to Dixford,
she only asks him about the type of band playing there after suggesting that they use her father's car for the trip
.
What causes the narrator to let go of the bass?
What causes the narrator to let go of the bass?
He knows Sheila will not approve of fishing
. What is one example of external conflict in the story?
What does Sheila think of fishing?
The narrator loves his boat, loves nature, and loves fishing. Sheila thinks
the boat is a stupid idea
, and her opinion of fishing is: “I think fishing's dumb. I mean, it's boring and all. Definitely dumb.” In fact, Sheila has no idea this is even a date.
How old is the narrator in the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
The nameless narrator in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” is
fourteen years old
, and Sheila Mant herself is seventeen.
What is the tone of the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
The tone is
anxious
because the Narrator made mistakes about cutting the line, and hooking a bass like that will probably never happen again. The mood of the story is that the readers will feel a little bad for him, because he sacrifices so much to get rejected.
Why does the narrator lower his fishing gear into the water as he paddles to the dance?
Why does the narrator lower his fishing gear into the water as he paddles to the dance?
It's a habit, does it without thinking
. What is the effect of the simple action of lowering his fishing rod into the water? He hooks the fish, biggest bass.
What life lesson did the narrator learn the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
What life lesson did the narrator learn? –
He learns to stay true to himself regardless of who is with
.
What does the fish symbolize in the bass the river and Sheila Mant?
Authors Background. The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant all had a symbolism and allegory meaning The bass represented
a sacrifice, sacrifice something to get something
. The river represented his life, and Shelia represented something he loved rather than what he actually did love.
Why doesn't the narrator tell Sheila that he has caught the bass?
The narrator doesn't tell Sheila that he had caught the bass
because she had expressed her dislike of fishing
and if she knew she would most probably have gotten nervous and wanted to get off of the canoe. That would have effectively brought their date to an end.
