The Bass The River And Shelia Mant Summary

I am reading, “The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant” by, W.D Wetherell, and I am on page 3. So far this book is about a boy who has an enormous crush on a girl named Shelia. He takes her on a date, he learns Shelia hates fishing. The problem is, he brought his fishing rod, and accidentally caught a ginormous bass. He is trying to hide the fish from Shelia, but also wants to reel it in, because it may be the biggest bass he has ever hooked. In this journal I will be questioning and connecting.

Will the boy choose the girl or the fish? He would choose Shelia because, the boy has contemplated multiple times whether he would ask her out or not. The boy finally worked up the guts to ask her out, so he may not want to ruin this shot. Also, …show more content…
In the story, the boy was torn between two decisions, catching a bass, or continue his date with Shelia. He could have chosen the fish because, the boy was an avid fisherman. He had the chance to catch a huge bass, but Shelia is not particularly a huge fan of fishing. He could have chosen the girl because he has had a huge crush on her ever since she moved next store. He thinks she is breathtakingly gorgeous, and has finally asked her out after contemplating about it for the longest time. I have to decide whether to go to my cousin’s birthday party, or go to homecoming. I could go to my cousin’s birthday party because she is family after all, and the whole “family comes first quote” really comes into play. I could go to homecoming because I am a freshman, and this is my first homecoming at Sartell High School. Also, it would be a great way to become more accustomed to the high school. It is obvious that I can connect to the boy in the story. He has to decide whether to catch the bass, or continue the date with his dream girl, Shelia. I have to decide whether to go to homecoming, or to my cousin’s birthday party. As you can see we both have wearisome decisions to