The town prostitute comes along and brings Neal to them. When Paul and Norman reach the rest of the group, Neal was already there, heavily sunburnt.Ī few days later, Norman and Paul plan a fishing trip to a small cabin they owned. Norman tries to offer his help to Paul but he refuses and insists that the go looking for Neal since it will most likely start to rain. Norman continues to fish, getting further and further away from Neal until he reaches Paul. Norman and Neal break away from the group but Neal remains behind claiming that he is not feeling too well after drinking too much. The next day, they all go fishing and Norman’s wife, Jessie, asks him to take care of Neal. The next day, Norman goes to the train station to pick up Neal and that night they go out drinking. After Norman takes them home, he returns to his wife. Norman takes the girl and his brother home and the Indian girl seems happy that a fight broke out because of her. Norman goes to the police station and the officer tells him to take Paul fishing to help him. The reason why Paul got into a fight was because a man began shouting racial slurs at him when he entered the bar with an Indian woman. The police calls Norman to tell him about what happened and also to inform Norman that Paul will most likely be sued because he caused some damage in a bar. Norman goes to Paul’s house but Paul leaves in the middle of the night, gets too drunk and is arrested. Norman ends up catching a big fish and even Paul is impressed by it and after that he goes upstream where he fishes using a technique invented by him. The two start fishing and it becomes clear that Norman is not as skilled as Paul is but despite this he doesn’t lose hope. While fishing, Paul tells Norman that he crashed his car not too long ago after he went fishing and drank too much. Paul and Norman decide to go fishing on their own before that on the Big Blackfoot. After hearing this, Paul agrees to take Neal fishing on a small stream the next day and Norman buys them to drink. Norman tells Paul that he has been praised by Florence who hoped that Paul would take Neal fishing. Paul works as a reporter and he took the habit of drinking too much and too early, something Norman disapproves of. Paul is not happy to hear this since he considers that everyone who lives in a different area is not good at fishing. One day, Norman goes and visits his brother to tell him that his brother in law, Neal, will come into town and wants to go fishing. Norman is already married and he moved with his wife while Paul found a job as a reporter and moved from his hometown to Helena. The second part of the story takes place in 1937. The two boys were quite violent in their childhood and obsessed with the idea of fighting but they still cared a lot about one another and their parents. Paul is more stubborn that Norman and he asserts his desires and will better than Norman. Paul dreams of one day working as a reporter and remains in Montana and continue to fish just like he did in his childhood. When the boys are older, they each get a job, Norman working as a lumberjack and Paul working as a lifeguard at a pool. Paul continues to fish even when he grows up and he remains close to home. Paul was also more independent than Norman and never asked for help from no one. Norman’s younger brother, Paul, is more gifted at fishing than Norman is and their father noticed the obsession Paul had for fishing from a young age. Norman notes that while fly fishing may not be complicated, it does imply a level of grace and control.įly-fishing is associated here with rhythm and Norman points out that there is a certain rhythm someone has to follow to fly-fish correctly. Then, they would spend a long time fishing and talking about grace and beauty in the world. Norman’s father treated fishing just like one would treat religion and Norman remembers the times he spent at church on Sundays. The main chapter and narrator begin the story by talking about two important elements for his family: fishing and religion. Written by Micola Magdalena and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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