/Read the story here: TWO FISHERMEN Morley Callaghan was born in Toronto in 1903 to Roman-Catholic parents. He attended St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto from 1921-5. He earned a general arts degree by taking classes across a multiplicity of disciplines. He also participated in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and worked part-time for the Toronto Star Weekly where he met Ernest Hemingway, who became an early mentor. Although he completed a law degree in 1928, Callaghan’s first love was writing. http://canadian-writers.athabascau.ca/english/writers/mcallaghan.php
Assignment 1: Plot Diagram
Using the plot diagram from the first page, create one for the story TWO FISHERMEN
Assignment 2: Questions
ENGLISH 30-1/2: Short Story Unit “Two Fishermen”: by Morley Callaghan Complete the following questions by using the APE format:
A: REWORD THE QUESTION INTO THE ANSWER, P: GIVE PROOF IN THE FORM OF A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE TEXT OR A REFERENCE TO THE STORY E: EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING
Questions: Answer the following questions. .
Why does Michael betray Smitty?
How do you suppose Smitty feels when he sees the two fish on the sidewalk before him? Support your answer with a quote from the story.
How does Michael feel at the end of the story? Explain.
Why is the story called “Two Fishermen” rather than “The Betrayal” or “A Hanging”? Explain.
What do the fish symbolize?
Important Quotations for “Two Fishermen”: (2 marks each = 10 marks) Directions: Using the context of the story, explain the importance of each of the following quotations. What does each contribute to theme, character development, plot development, and/or point of view.
“He hoped that Smitty wouldn’t realize he didn’t want to be seen walking back to town with him.”
“Outside, at the jail door, Michael thought that the doctor and the two newspapermen were standing a little apart from him.”
“At last he could stand there no longer looking at all those people he knew so well, so he, too, moved out and joined the crowd.”
“Farther and farther Michael backed into the crowd all the time he felt dreadfully ashamed as though he were betraying Smitty, who last night had had such a neighborly time with him.”
“The expression on Smitty’s face as he saw the fish on the road made Michael hot with shame and he tried to get out of the crowd.”
Complete the questions by using the APE format: A: REWORD THE QUESTION INTO THE ANSWER, P: GIVE PROOF IN THE FORM OF A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE TEXT OR A REFERENCE TO THE STORY E: EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING
Assign-ment 3 What is the conflict in the story, give proof.