The Sea Devil Questions

Why does the Man fish at night?

In the story, it explains that the man has a hobby of fishing. It explains that he loves everything about it; but mostly he goes fishing because he wants to get away from his modern life. He wanted to do something that brought him joy for relaxation.

Why does this lead to the conflict with the ray?

Well, the whole story is about the man struggling against the ray to break free, when the rope got taggles and pulled him overboard. This means that if the man didn’t decide to go fishing that day, the conflict would have never happened.

Identify examples of foreshadowing

1. In the start of the story, when it said “porpoises were his friends” thet paragraph explains how the man saved a baby porpoise, and I think it was a foreshadowing for how the porpoise saved him later in the story.
2. When it said “His conscious mid had no time to function, but instinct told him that the net was wide enough to cover both swirls if he could alter the direction of his cast.”

Identify the parts of the story’s plot.

Inciting incident – Man decides he would cast his net for only two or more swirls.

One crisis – Man is pulled overboard by the ray

Climax – He breaks free by cutting the rope

Solution – Man decides to never go fishing at night alone again

Type of ending – happy ending

Define Civilized and Primitive

Civilized – an advanced stage of social development

Primitive – The opposite of Civilized. Grounded to nature.

What is the purpose of the reference to the airplane and his wife?

From seeing the airplane, the man realizes that the human race hase dominated nature with their intelligence. This calms his mid and allows him to come up with a plan. He also remembers his wife, and realizes he has to get home, for his wife’s sake as well.

What did the man learn at the end of the story?

The man has learned that “you cannot judge someone until you walk in their shoes”. For this particular reason, he let the mullet go because he now knew how the mullets feel, when they are dragged out of their own habitat, suffering for oxygen.

Vocabulary

Sullen – In a bad mood or bad tempered

Weltering – Something that is moving in a turbulent way

Elemental – Something basic or something ground to nature

Sinewy – Something buff or muscley

Hoisted – Pulling up something with ropes and pulleys

Phosphorescence – A light emitted, with the scorse not emitting heat or causing combustions

Cordage – Ropes or cords in a ship

Exhilaration – making someone feel happy and delighted

Atavistic – relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.

Centrifugal – moving or fleeing away from a center

Gauntly – Somebody lean and haggard, usually because of their either hungry or suffering

Impending – (Something horrible or important) about to come

Tenaciously – Holding something firmly

Respite – A short time of rest from something bad or unpleasant

Equilibrium – a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced

Imminent – Something about to happen