Anthony Van Hulsen
English 11
Mr. Barazzoul
18, September 2017
Character Sketch
The character, Smitty in the story, “Two Fishermen,” written by Morley Callaghan is
very multi layered character, who reveals his diversity throughout the story. Smitty is a middle
aged man with a family. He has an odd appearance, “Michael saw a little fellow without a hat,
sitting down with his knees hunched up to his chin, a very small man with little
grey baby curls on the back of his neck who stared steadily far out over the
water” (Callaghan 2). One weird feature of Smitty is his birdlike neck. His occupation is a
hangman, and this is a very controversial job. Smitty does not mind doing his job, even though
he kills people for a living. He evidently believes that capital punishment is right. His favourite
hobby is to fish; anywhere Smitty goes he will throw his line in the water. Smitty is a very
generous guy, ” Then he pulled out two good-‐sized salmon—bellied trout, folded in a
newspaper, and said, ‘I was saving these for you, Michael. I got four in an hour’s
fishing'” (Callaghan 6). Smitty is also very content and calm; he is good at making friends. Smitty
just wants to be happy, and do his job, however many others are angered at what he does.
Thank you for sharing this piece based on this character from the short story “Two Fishermen,” written by Morley Callaghan.
I think that you did the following things quite well:
– Great incorporation of quotations
– Well outlined for an MLA paper
I feel that we could improve on these areas for your next write:
– Proofread before posting (few errors and missing words)
Overall, a well written piece!
Thank you,
Mr. Barazzuol