Journals
10/6
Two quotes in this part of the reading that I can remember are " I won’t fish with him. He comes from the West Coast and fishes with worms." And the other one is " I would like very much to think of Neal with him and you." These are both interesting and important quotes from the book. In this section of the book is where Norman and his brother Paul are reunited as there going fishing.10/7
A few quotes from this part of the book are " There is nothing but rocks for thirty yards, but don’t get scared and try to land him before you get all the way down to the first sandbar." This is the part in the book where Norman is fishing with his brother and is just starting to learn how to be a great fly fisherman. Another important quote is " You better go and see your own brother." This part of the book is very important because this is the part where Norman and his brother bond and help each other through their own problems.
10/8
When Norman asked Neal, " would you like to go fly fishing sometime with Paul and me" this was the beginning of how the two brothers and Neal all became able to bond with each other without ignoring each like they have in the past. Unfortunately Paul and Norman didn’t like Neal and just thought he was a pain to take along. Another quote said in this section of the reading that was very important part of the book was "Let me have your rod." This is when a fisherman teaches Norman how to fly fish.
10/9
During this section of the book the one quote that starts this section of the reading is " Where’s Neal." This is when Norman loses track of Neal and he gets badly sun burned and eventually gets sick. This next quote towards the end of the reading is about how Neal finally decided to go fishing with Paul and Norman, " I would like to go fishing with you and Paul."
10/10
The one poem that caught my eye in this section of the reading was when Norman said, "Maybe it’s the bear." This is when Norman and Paul heard a noise in the woods by the river, and Norman thought that it was a bear when Paul was almost certain that it wasn’t. They eventually found out that it was a bear.
10/11
One thing that interested me was when Norman’s wife, the nurse, told the two brothers to " I don’t even think that you are wanted here." This is when Neal had second-degree burns and he didn’t want them there because he did not like them to much. This next part of the reading when Norman says to his wife, " if your brother comes back next summer, will we both try to help him?" This is the part of the book where Norman and his finally get along and cooperate together.
10/12
When Norman asks his father, "would you like to go fishing with us tomorrow?" This fishing trip they took with each other and Paul was the last time when the whole family went fishing with each other before Paul got killed, but at least they had a great time for once together. This quote was said when Norman and his father were talking about Norman’s death, It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us."