“The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant” is a short story that tells the tale of a young teenager experiencing his first serious crush in life, Sheila Mant. He observes his new interest one summer as she lay sunbathing on a raft. She is everything his adolescent mind could dream of, but as events are unraveled, things are not as they seem. In this short story, Sheila Mant is portrayed as beautiful, thoughtless, and self centered.
Sheila's beauty is the driving force behind the speaker's adoration for her. He tries countless times to win her attention by swimming extra laps near her and polishing his canoe that he takes her to the concert in. His interest in Sheila was first sparked by seeing her lay out in her bathing suit. This proves that
Sheila's beauty is the driving force behind the speaker's adoration for her. He tries countless times to win her attention by swimming extra laps near her and polishing his canoe that he takes her to the concert in. His interest in Sheila was first sparked by seeing her lay out in her bathing suit. This proves that