In the story “The Bass, The River, And Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell, he explains that sometimes in life a person makes the wrong choice. He or she should be able to learn from the mistake in order to make better decisions in life. The theme of the story is love. In the story the narrator is fishing and the girl Sheila Mant does not like fishing. So the narrator has to choose which one he wants to keep.The fish or Sheila Mant. The story was told by the narrator’s point of view. We know his thoughts and feelings about the girl and about the fish. What motivates the narrator is the girl Sheila Mant. He wants to be with her. The only challenges that the narrator has is not being old enough to have a car, and that Sheila Mant does not like fishing.
