- He fishes at night because he goes to his job during the day
- He feels bad for catching fish and slightly hurting them
- The plot of the story is about a man who likes to fish at night, but one night he catches a stingray which almost kills him.
- Civilized is more advanced and formal but primitive is more like something animals would do.
- He released he mullets because he thought it was bad luck
- sullen- bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
- weltering- move in a turbulent fashion
- elemental- primary or basic
- sinewy- consisting of or resembling sinews
- hoisted- raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.
- phosphorescence- light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.
- cordage- cords or ropes, especially in a ship’s rigging
- exhilaration- a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation
- atavistic- relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral
- centrifugal- moving or tending to move away from a center
- gauntly- extremely thin and bony
- impeding- delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
- tenaciously- with a firm hold of something; closely
- respite- a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
- equilibrium- a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced
- imminent- about to happen