Lane Jr Fisher Summary

The story introduces our main characters Lane A. Dean Jr. and his girlfriend Sheri Fisher. The couple are set to be sitting up on a picnic table at the park by the edge of the lake, with part of the downed tree in the shallows half hidden by the bank. The aura between the two seems to be quiet and eerie. The mood set by the downed tree made it seem to be depressing and dark as well. They sat on the table for quite a while without a word, both sitting frozen and uncomfortable.
One of the main characters Lane is a 19 years old student who studies accounting and business. Lane is a very cautious person because he thinks, and sometimes he over thinks about what he has to say or do. He has high expectations of himself and he always reflects on

himself on how he is and how he thinks he should be. Next to him is his girlfriend Sheri, who is a year older than he is. She’s in school studying to become a nurse and has a hosting job. She knew what it is she wanted, she was serious and that’s what Lane liked about her, she was a good people.
As they were sitting up on the picnic table, Lane drifted into his thoughts about what he liked about Sheri. He likes that the fact they share the same faith and values, and Sheri took it very seriously. However, as he was sitting there on the table, he found himself being afraid of it. He was starting to believe that he might not be as serious in his faith and he felt awful. He knew feeling like this would mean sinning and he was desperate to be good people. He also began to be confused about the love he has for his girlfriend. Which explains why their atmosphere together is different.
Lane knew what feeling this was, it was the feeling of guilt. He was guilty in not being serious in his faith, where he wants to be good people and to feel that he was good. He was guilty of not loving Sheri. However, he never opened up to Sheri about how he truly feels. He never told her he loves her or did loved her. Lane argues that if he had loved her or said to her that he loved her, then they would not have this conflict. The problem is Lane is not honest with Sheri about his true feelings, which led to them being both unhappy in the relationship. Sheri in this situation is not completely innocent either. Instead of telling him how she feels too, she tries and wait for him to come clean and be honest.
In conclusion, Lane imagines what he wants Sheri to say him after telling her the truth. The truth about him not loving her, that he wants her to say it is alright and that she wants what’s best for him. He started praying to God to make him love Sheri, but then he realizes he was praying for the wrong thing. He lacked courage, and that’s what he needed. In the end, he wanted to be honest to her and to himself, to be “good people”.