we make important decisions that help us to gain experience. These experiences may be gained through love, gain or loss, but in some way or another they have changed our point of view. The "The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant", written by W.D. Wetherell, tells about a boy’s first love and his first date. First loves and first dates are something that may relate to everyone. This story show that the outcome of a first date may not be what one expected, but in the end something more may be learned
I am reading the short story, “Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. In this story a boy is obsessed with a girl and a bass. He asks the girl, Sheila Mant, to go on a date in his canoe, and he brings his fishing rod. He catches a bass and has to decide whether to bring it in or let it go, for Sheila who doesn’t like fishing. In this journal, I will be predicting whether the boy will choose Sheila or the bass. Throughout the short story “Sheila Mant,” the boy must decide between the bass and Sheila. First
resilient that one becomes arrogant, closed-minded, and insensitive. Hara Estroff Morano outlines and informs about resilient people in her article “The Art of Resilience”. The boy from “Untitled” by anonymous is not resilient in any way; W. D. Wetherell in “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” is the “prime example” of someone who is resilient; and Jacques Lusseyran in “The Blind in Society” is the extreme resilient. The boy from “Untitled” crumbles when faced with adversity; he is not resilient
better? If you choose based on how interesting the storyline, then you would choose the story, by W.D. Wetherell ( The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant) is a better story than Leslie Norris (Shaving) because it has a good storyline that you can actually follow rather than, by Leslie Norris which is a shorter and less interesting storyline that makes it not interesting to read. Also, by W.D. Wetherell is the best because it shows conflict that people deal with everyday rather than a conflict that happens
Understanding of the Self INTRODUCTION The social constructionist perspective holds the view that the self is continuing "shaped and reshaped through interactions with others and involvement in social and cultural activities" (Wetherell & Maybin, 1996, p 220). Social constructionist is concerned with explicating the processes by which people come to describe, explain, or otherwise account for the world (including themselves) in which they live (Gergen, 1971). Thus, the social constructionist
relieved it is not an evil male S.S. officer. Then you are in shock because you realize this woman is actually also an S.S. officer. This woman, Maria Mandel, was responsible for over 500,000 deaths at Auschwitz and was a top ranking official there (Wetherell). There is a misconception that only men carried out evil acts during the Holocaust, but this woman, Mandel, earned the nickname “The Beast.” Up until 1942, Adolf Hitler’s empire of concentration camp officers were primarily male (Riddle). That
Love, an emotion that grips over people in intense ways, and holds them for an everlasting time. In the short story called “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell shows how love, or having a passion for someone, or something can drive a person into doing things in different ways. The story deals with the narrator trying to impress and go out with a girl named Sheila Mant, but at the same, the narrator loves fishing very much, so these two different passions would go in conflict
times comes with a lesson learned. Three selections that provide fine examples of rites of passage that individuals confront include “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins” and “First Lesson” by Philip Booth. “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant,” written by W.D. Wetherell, tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy and the summer in which he met Sheila Mant. After weeks of failed attempts and longing for the older woman who seemed just out of his
Almost 1,500 years have passed since the legend of the Loch Ness Monster arose in Scotland. The Loch Ness Monster is an alleged creature that has been said to live in Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The Loch Ness Monster legend originated in the first century A.D. when Romans came to northern Scotland. The Scottish Highlands were home to fierce, tattoo-covered tribes called the Picts. The Picts found animals to be very fascinating, and they treated animals with great respect and belief. They
Is sacrificing passion for a special someone the best thing in the long run? In the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell the young and naive narrator chooses a girl over his life long love of fishing. Wetherell uses internal conflicts with the narrator to increase the conflict and suspense. Due to Sheila Mant’s shallow personality and impulsive opinion the narrator lets the biggest fish he has ever caught go because he is afraid of what she will think of him. The
them forever. These experiences may be gained through love, war, or death, but in some way or another they have changed one's point of view. The works "Oranges", written by Gary Sotto, and "The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant", written by W.D. Wetherell, both tell about a boys first love and his first date. First loves and first dates is something that can be related to by everyone, whether boy or girl. These two works show that the outcome of a first date may not be what one expected, but in
Imagine a world where everyone never learned or grew from the experiences they had. No matter if you are an adult or a child, learning and growing is an essential part to the world. Bad decisions would be around every corner for people and mistakes that were once made, would never be fixed. History would repeat itself infinitely. The most important thing about growing up is learning and growing from mistakes you have already made. In the story, “ The Utterly Perfect Murder,” Doug Spaulding looked
humanistic social psychologists have wholly rejected this idea and instead clearly supported the idea of autonomy. Autonomy basically means that we are free to choose what we do and that our behaviour is not constrained in any way. Carl Rogers (Wetherell, Still 1996:101) and Abraham Maslow (Stevens1 1996:152) enthusiastically believed that people implement choice in their behaviour and that the idea that we are not in control of our behaviour deprives us of our human characteristics. Rogers sees
If you lose your identity, you will not be yourself. Keep your identity. Do not make any changes that people tell you to make to yourself. Just be you. In the short stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell, and “Papa’s Parrot” by Cynthia Rylant, the characters learn their identity through significant moments. To begin, in “Fish Cheeks” Amy realizes her identity through preparing for a holiday dinner with the minister’s family. For example, when Amy
This means that singleness improves with self-love and develops independence, this can be beneficial aspect to gain before entering a relationship as individuals needs to know their self-worth to prevent fear of singleness occurring. (Reynolds and Wetherell,
characters are having trouble finding their identities. They are changing their ways so other people would like them better. In the short stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “The Bass, The River, And Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, the characters learn about their identities through significant moments. First, Amy Tan in “Fish Cheeks” has some trouble with things at a special holiday dinner. For example, when Amy fell in love with a boy named Robert, she wished she was more
and create who they are. As a result, the characters may try or attempt to change their “identity,” but also learn from trying to change who they are. In the short stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, and “Papa’s Parrot” by Cynthia Rylant, the characters learn about their identities through significant moments. First, in “Fish Cheeks,” Amy Tan
responsibly are Jeremy “Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Awasin Meewasin in Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat shows this confidence. The Narrator in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,” by W.D. Wetherell shows the confidence to act responsibly. Rolfe Carlé in “And of Clay are we Created,” by Isabel Allende and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden also shows this confidence. Growing in confidence to act responsibly results in completing an obligation
Celestial García Due Date: Friday 25th Journal 1 I am reading “The Bass, River, and Sheila Mant” By: W.D. Wetherell. This story is about, a 14-year-old boy who has a massive crush on this 17-year-old girl, Sheila. He watches her and fishes and builds up the courage to ask her out. In this journal I will be questioning As I am going through this story, I am wondering if the narrator will pick the bass or Sheila. I think that the narrator might pick the bass. I think he will pick the
Unlike social cognition, it is a relatively new perspective and was initially formed as a novel approach to assessing issues within traditional social psychology such as the self, identity, attitudes etc. (Potter and Wetherell 1987). Discursive psychology is able to do this using methods such as discourse analysis which assesses how actions can be performed through the use of talk and texts i.e. an individual’s language during a speech (Potter 2011). In contrast to social