Group 1
Reading lines 1 through 9 of “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop, one may come to the conclusion that she has taken a fishing trip. On this fishing trip she catches a fish. The fish was big and heavy, probably weighing a ton. She held the fish on the side of the boat. Half way in the water and stared, not pulling it in. Maybe she was alone and the fish too heavy to lift on her own. She stood there thinking of why it didn’t put up a fight for its life in no way at all. It just hung there, with the hook in the corner of its mouth. She stood back and analyzed the fish. The fish was of course heavy, beaten up, ugly and old. Not pleasing to the eyes at all. Maybe she stood there thinking whether to throw it back because she didn’t like it. Or to keep it and cut it open. She could probably sell it and make a little money. Maybe even give it away as a gift. Even hang it up in her house as a master piece collection. Though as ugly as a fish it was she analyzed it well and couldn’t help but admire it. Thinking of what the fish may have been through to look so beaten up and displeasing to the eyes. Was it worth keeping or would it just blend in with the wall too much?