Love can change an individual for the better and sometimes can bring out the true nature in others. In both short stories, “Catch the Moon” by Judith Cofer and “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, love is the main objective being issued. Both of these tales take on different perspectives and settings to show young love. These stories are extremely similar and yet have different outcomes. Both stories have a high school age protagonist facing different issues and learning about love.
In “Catch the Moon” the protagonist, Luis Cintrόn, is a high school student who got into trouble with the law because of a dare. Luis is shown to be a troubled but mischievous boy. His mother passed away only 3 years prior due to cancer, and this forever changed the Cintrόns. His father, Jorge Cintrόn, and Luis live together but do not seem to get along well. They also own a junk yard in which Luis has to help during the summer. While he is working there, he meets an alluring girl named Naomi whose family owns a local funeral home. Through meeting Naomi he realizes of his feelings towards her …show more content…
The protagonist takes Sheila in his canoe to a concert, but all the while they are on the way she talks about another boy and how she hates fishing. There is a hidden fishing pole on the canoe which catches a bass big enough to pull the canoe back. Rather than risking Sheila finding out about his fervor for fishing he cuts the line and lets the mystery fish go. Later that night Sheila informs him she will be going home with another guy. It doesn’t seem like the narrator minded due to the fact he could not forget about the fish. In fact the narrator says, “...the memory of the lost bass haunted me all summer and haunts me still,” which shows his regret for what he had done. Letting go of the bass aids him in realizing losing yourself is not worth a summer
In “Catch the Moon” the protagonist, Luis Cintrόn, is a high school student who got into trouble with the law because of a dare. Luis is shown to be a troubled but mischievous boy. His mother passed away only 3 years prior due to cancer, and this forever changed the Cintrόns. His father, Jorge Cintrόn, and Luis live together but do not seem to get along well. They also own a junk yard in which Luis has to help during the summer. While he is working there, he meets an alluring girl named Naomi whose family owns a local funeral home. Through meeting Naomi he realizes of his feelings towards her …show more content…
The protagonist takes Sheila in his canoe to a concert, but all the while they are on the way she talks about another boy and how she hates fishing. There is a hidden fishing pole on the canoe which catches a bass big enough to pull the canoe back. Rather than risking Sheila finding out about his fervor for fishing he cuts the line and lets the mystery fish go. Later that night Sheila informs him she will be going home with another guy. It doesn’t seem like the narrator minded due to the fact he could not forget about the fish. In fact the narrator says, “...the memory of the lost bass haunted me all summer and haunts me still,” which shows his regret for what he had done. Letting go of the bass aids him in realizing losing yourself is not worth a summer