B. This is from "The Ledge" by Lawrence Hall
"The boy did for the fisherman the greatest thing that can be done. He may have been too young for perfect terror, but he was old enough to know there were things beyond the power of man. All he could do he did, by trusting his father to do all he could, and asking nothing more."(383)
The fisherman's son is realizing that his father had no control over the skiff's disappearance, and while his father is carrying him across the water, he is thinking this. Even though his father is always in control over things, and always careful, he is not perfect. The son's tone went from excitement to seriousness when he found out the boat was not there. The fisherman's tone was always serious, but the young boy's new that they were in a jam, and so their thoughts changed. Sometimes it is better to just "ask nothing more". The fisherman is always careful, and the one time he slipped, his life falls into danger. It is very ironic that that happens.
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I agree. Also in the story, the fisherman is not particularly kind, and it is only if the face of death that he is humbled by nature. It is very ironic that someone so maticulous as himself messed up once, and it cost him the life of his son, his newphew and himself. Maybe the author choose to end it this way to show the power of nature and the elements over the most powerful and controlling humans.
It was mentioned in class that the Fishermen is first said to be too strong or such like that which hinted at a sort of believe that the Fishermen could be seen as a hard, not easily destroyed character but then the story shows just what a simple mistake can do.
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