The story portrays a story of a fisherman who has the rare opportunity to meet an amazing creature. This is why he describes the fish as “venerable”, “homely”, and “battered”. He also stated that the fish did not fight at all; which does not become significant until near to the end of the poem when he realizes that this “tremendous” fish has finally submitted itself and given up.…
In the novel "The Color of Water" by James McBride, the two characters Ruth and James grieve over the death of James's stepfather's death, Jordan Hunter, in completely different ways. Ruth's way of grieving for her husband was very different than how her son chose to grieve his departure. James said after the death of his stepfather's death he just started to misbehave and resulted in him skipping school a lot and going to the movies with his friends. "I virtually dropped out of high school... failing every class. I spent the year going to the movies ... with my friends" (pg 6). His siblings joked about the way he dealt with he grieved saying things like "James is going through his revolution"(pg 6). Skipping school was not the only thing…
James McBride was born in 1957 to an African-American father and a Polish Jewish immigrant mother. McBride's biological father, Andrew Dennis McBride, died of lung cancer while his mother, Ruth McBride, was pregnant with James. Therefore James regarded his stepfather, Hunter Jordan, as "Daddy." James's mother eventually had twelve children, eight from her first marriage and four from her second. James grew up in New York City and Delaware.…
The theme is, never underestimate the power of nature. I know this is the theme because the destruction of Hilo town by nature was mentioned many times. In the novel Blue Skin of the Sea, in chapter six entitled, “You would cry to see Waiakea Town,” Raymond (Dad) told Sonny “‘Never underestimate it’s power, Dad had told me. It could wake, yawn, and swallow you between one heartbeat and the next.’” This quote explains how fast the ocean could turn from sending calm waves, to sending wild and dangerous waves. This relates to the theme because the ocean is apart of nature and the ocean is powerful, when it brings a tsunami, it bring great danger. Another reason why this is the theme of chapter six is because when Aunty Pearl was listening to the…
This summer I went to the Alantic ocean in North Carolina with my family. We didn't bring any food so we were all starving, (well I was). There was a huge storm on the other side of the ocean. so the waves were huge. When my friend and I went out.......the next thing I know I couldn't see anybody. I was so scared I couldn't see my friend any longer. I look right then left. No one! Oh no here comes a wave. I go under , I pop back up......swish. I get pulled under. I stayed under as long as. I could but all I could think was my eyes hurt my nose stings and my heart was racing like a cheetha. Then I feel a hand pull me up then my friend asked if I was ok? I replied yes. Then we returned to the site.…
He was well-aware that being the only Hispanic guy in a poor white trash community might be problematic for him, and it didn’t take long before he quickly found that out. Because by day many members of Ocean View didn't have much, if anything, good to say about him. But by night, when the weed ran dry or when the inhabitants of the park needed some other form of party favor, suddenly Steaks was their man.…
Earle utilizes her chapter on fish to call the world out on the elephant in the room-overfishing. Earle discusses how at one time in history, people believed that there was an infinite amount of fish to be caught, that there would never be a day when we would see something as popular as tuna, go extinct. We are sitting on the eve of “that day.” Earle really brings out the reality of overfishing, almost mocking our early ideas of sustainable yield. “..but those pesky animals didn’t obey the rules.. So what’s wrong with the concept of sustainable yield?” (Earle) Earle makes keen note that you cannot possibly create a concept of sustainability, when you know next to nothing about the species you are supposedly “yielding”. Earle debunks the idea of a surplus in the ocean of a healthy ecosystem, stating “What APPEARS to be an overabundance to human observers is a natural insurance policy...” (Earle) Earle applies the same idea of questionable yield to marine mammals. She spends a fair amount of this chapter on the touchy subject that is almost always controversial-whaling. She lends a nod…
In the article, Victoria Braithwaite, wrote about whether fish feel pain or not. Victoria explained how fishes are mistreated every day. She questioned whether fish have emotions also, but gave an insight on how it would feel to have a hook pierce through your mouth. The article also questions if all nonhuman animals have feelings. Fish are usually seen as dumb creatures, but they are actually intelligent in their own ways. The significance about the article informs the readers about the emotions and feelings a fish goes through. Some insight I gained from the text is the way we treat fish. The article helped me open my eyes to way I treat fish when I go fishing. Fishes have a brain and emotions like a human does. Some still see fish as just…
Fish farming, also known as Aquaculture, is an industry that uses sea life for commercial purposes. One of the most common fish species that are farmed worldwide is salmon. Most of the salmon Americans consume are farmed in British Columbia and grow in open net cages placed directly in the ocean; creating environmental threats in all areas it takes place. The problem with open net cages that are placed directly in the ocean is; the release of ocean harming farm waste, chemicals, and disease. Before these problems can be solved, a look at the salmon net cage industry is needed, along with the environmental impacts.…
One would think that eating cod would be more enjoyable than reading about them. This is not the case in Mark Kurlansky's book entitled Cod: A biography of the Fish That Changed the World. Before reading this book I was wondering to myself how an author like Kurlansky could make a book about cod so fascinating and very hard to put down. In my opinion, Kurlansky portrays one of the most mundane items and transforms it into an engaging and informing text that is truly easy to read. To give a brief synopsis, this book takes the reader from low impact commercial fishing of ancient Basque fishermen, through the Cod Wars between England and Iceland, to the destructive power of modern fisheries.…
In Ernest Hemingway’s novella “The Old Man and the Sea,” an old fisherman named Santiago faces the challenge of catching the largest fish of his life, an act he hopes will bring immortal greatness to his name. The accomplishment of this goal, however, hinges on the act of killing a creature Santiago often deems his equal, as exemplified by his recurring reference to the fish as a brother. The old man’s longing for greatness negates any moral considerations he may have, though, until he realizes his own mortality, extends that into a feeling of equality with the fish, and the fish’s body is destroyed by sharks. Then he understands what he has done: stripped the noble fish, his equal,…
I chose to write about Carl Safina for this extended critique assignment. He was born in Long Island and raised from a fishing family. Safina is a true biologist who study’s ocean life his early exploration right on the beach front and fishing. The reason I picked him for this assignment because we both believe in preserving animals and life. Additionally, all institutions are out of date with telling the real story about humanity and nature. He essential question is why does conservation matter to us as a humanity. In every book that Safina have published it clear that he is challenging humanity and institutions to realize the vital issue at hand. These new generations need to be more educated about life and the environment around them and all of his novels interpret that connotation of the future is ours.…
Try to picture the ocean, the world without fish. Imagine diving into or snorkeling over the sea, in the( disturbingly tranquil/ dead still) water. No fish, sharks, turtles or squid, no sea life, no life of beauty, just water, all because of our careless overfishing, draining the waters of it’s exuberant life.This is what the not so far out future generations might be left with,if we don’t do something about it, and soon. Overfishing is a global catastrophe affecting anyone and everyone in one way or another. Overfishing is when fisheries take unsustainably large amounts of targeted and untargeted fish species at a rate that they can not reproduce fast enough to keep up with. This seemingly habit it quickly deplenishing the ocean.…
Fish farming became common throughout nations in hopes that it would “give nature a hand” in increasing cod’s numbers . Such farming entailed rearing the fish in pens and “fattening the cod with mackerel, herring, and capelin,” resulting in an increase in the size and potential fertility of cod . However, this human intervention to replenish the bounty of cod in the waters came at the price of negatively biologically affecting the fish itself, permanently changing the nature of farmed cod. As more and more cod were farmed, it became apparent to scientists that the farmed fish were bred and negatively endowed with characteristics that would more likely selected against by nature compared to their wild cod counterparts. For instance, “if a [farmed] cod was not disease resistant, did not know how to avoid predators, lacked hunting or food-gathering skills, had a faulty thermometer and did not produce the antifreeze protein or the ability to detect a change in water temperature that signals the moment to move inshore for spawning,” there would be a significant likelihood that it would not successfully survive in nature and would likely reproduce offspring with the same detrimental genes when mating with wild cod . A notable imbalance between nature and man was created through the development of farm fishing, which had essentially stripped cod from its natural state and drastically altered the potential of any future back in the wild for farmed…
There are many techniques Jean Rhys uses to bring across the point that the narrators are unreliable and the truth twisted, it is an interesting and effective idea as it makes the reader feel confused on who to trust and really involves them in the book, and they become party to the secrets. It is very confusing for the reader, since during reading the narrators of the story change very suddenly; there are three different 'books' in WSS each with a different narrator. Book one is the main section, it is from the viewpoint of Antoinette and is very important as it is from her childhood, set in mid 1830s. It begins the novel and therefore our most influential truth. It makes us have sympathy for Antoinette as we get to know her, she had a dreadful childhood and we feel a fondness for her as we understand the way she acts. Book 1 was very entertaining; and the story was told from the viewpoint of a child and children have no reason to lie to the reader. However this part ends very suddenly and as the book continues the reader gets confused about who the narrator is and they are forced to read on to try and solve the missing end of the last part.…