Posted by Kim Mraz (130.86.26.37) on June 28, 2005 at 5:56:37 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "The Fish" posted by Maggie Campbell on June 27, 2005 at 7:00:00 p.m.:
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>After hearing the poem read to me I feel the same way about this poor old fish. Bishop uses symbol and image to evoke her reader into feelings of sorrow for the fish. I still feel the fisherman was very observant and also felt for the fish that had been caught so many times in the past.
The fisherman was very observant in his fish catching. He describes the fish in a very detailed manner and I think that the author was trying to show that animals and humans should all be treated with respect.