strangers known as Smitty and Duchess meet at a YMCA dance. Smitty and duchess become very close the day they meet‚ but they were not truthful with one another. Duchess and Smitty instantly “clicked” or at least that’s what Duchess thinks. They both are too distracted by money to think of being honest with each other. Smitty and Duchess hide their insecurities with collections of lies. Smitty and Duchess will not end up together because they are dishonest with each other. Smitty and Duchess were lying
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through other characters so that there isn’t a bias. The author lets us see other character opinions about the main character Smitty. For example the owner of the hotel describes Smitty as being "A mild‚ harmless looking guy" and also said he was very "polite." We see what Michael thinks of Smitty as well. Michael describes him as being a "little fellow." Then we see Smitty being described by the narrator over and over again as a "little man." A "shy little man" or a "mild little man" who is filled
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Foster works for the town paper‚ the Examiner. He is a reporter. 2. Why did Michael not want to be seen with Smitty?(3-4) Michael didn’t want to be seen with Smitty because Smitty is a hangman. Every hangman is hated because people think that he is cruel and because he kills prisoners who are friends or parents with people in the town. If Michael is seen to be friend with Smitty‚ he would have a bad reputation and people of his town would hate him because he is supporting someone that all
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E. Grauman‚ the two main characters are Smitty and Duchess. They both meet each other at the YMCA dance and introduce each other from there. Smitty and Duchess will not end up together at the end because they both are living their lives on lies. By way of example‚ Duchess asks Smitty with an attitude: “Ain’t you going to drive me home‚ Smitty” (Armer‚ Grauman 1)? Smitty responds politely : “No‚ I got to catch the 12:30 cross-town” (2).Considering this Smitty never offered to give Duchess a ride home
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all sure of himself" (Callaghan 1). If Michael is not that sure of himself‚ the chances of him voicing his opinion are slim to none. This is a good position for Michael to be in if he wants to fly under the radar and live an inconspicuous life. Smitty is often described as being a very small‚ shy‚ and little man. These descriptions do not instill a sense of courage and authority in the reader. These are the opposite traits in which one might expect a hangman to be described as. When one hears the
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long-legged‚ eager young fellow” Michael is a newspaper reporter for the town newspaper‚ the Examiner. He becomes fishing buddies with K. Smith (Smitty)‚ but doesn’t associate with him in front of other people. b) Mr. Ted Bagley – Mr. Bagley is a spatulate-fingered man who owns Bagley’s hotel. c) K. Smith (nicknamed Smitty) – “A mild‚ harmless-looking little guy” Smitty is a lightly-built man with greying hair; described as polite and unthreatening by Mr. Bagley. He is employed as a hangman and the townspeople
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anyone about him trying to drown smitty that a bomb was going to explode in his head.Ginny had started to talk to Smitty because she was so curious that he would never talk and how he was so smart.The theme of the book made me realize how far curiosity can take you because Ginny was so curious about Smitty’s life. Body paragraphs In Conclusion the characters went through some hard experiences and some of them are Ginny and Smitty.Ginny started to think about why Smitty never talked or why was he so
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around for Mr. K Smith‚ or as he likes to be called‚ Smitty. Michael convinced Smitty to let him come aboard his fishing and of course Smitty was more than happy allowing him to come. The two fisherman hadn’t came across any fish that afternoon that lead into the evening‚ however they did become mutual on friendship bases having talked for a few precious hours. They discussed typical things leading up to their conversation about the hanging. Smitty‚ knowing Michael was a reporter‚ had an uncomfortable
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I feel as if the actions of Michael‚ from the story “Two Fisherman”by Morley Callaghan‚ are justified. Michael may not think of Smitty as a friend‚ but more of an acquaintance‚ also he does not want to compromise his dream of becoming a big news reporter‚ finally he feels pressured by the people and thus leading him to betray his friend. We have seen multiple times that Michael feels no positive or negative affection towards the hangman. Morley Callaghan deliberately shows us the contrast of the
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father said‚ “So‚ maybe the key is‚” just let this kid learn.” This shows that showing a person how to do anything‚ is the best way to teach them. In the novel the Only Alien On The Planet‚ written by Kristen D Randle‚ Ginny and Caulder want to help Smitty but he has psychological problems‚ so Ginny kisses him making him get out of control and go to a mental hospital. We can learn from this book that you can teach someone by showing them. Ginny is mad‚ feels alone and hates change. “I’d been living
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