Two fisherman
In every novel there is a character who is always judged upon his or her actions. "Two Fishermen" is written by Morley Callaghan. In this story, there is a man named Smitty, who is hated and judged by the local civilians because of his occupation. This story describes how a person can be betrayed even though they themselves are a good, friendly and moral person. "Two Fishermen" depicts the relationship between the town's newspaper writer, Michael, and the town's hangman, Smitty. The author, Morely Callaghan, illustrates the emotional stress both characters experience in the town. Although Michael took the opportunity to discover who Smitty really was, and developed a friendship by understanding how friendly and moral Smitty really is, Michael was not a real friend because of his betrayal. Michael's insight of Smitty's characteristics begins when they encounter one another at the dock. A conversation arises between the two that symbolized a friendship because it was personal and deep. Michael assures himself that Smitty is a "nice little guy" (168) because "he thought
"Here's to you, Michael"(168) is what Smitty said to Michael which showed Michael that Smitty valued the time they spent together and that he was enjoying himself and the company. Michael told himself that "it's different"(171) once he saw the public ridicule Smitty, because he was trying to assure himself that what he was doing was right. Being called "short little man"(169) is to demonstrate to the readers that the fisherman is harmless. When Smitty was being scorned by the public, Michael had moved farther and farther into the crowd in order to disappear, and not help Smitty. Michael had the opportunity to get to know Smitty outside of a work related atmosphere while the town's people have never taken the time to get to know Smitty on a personal level. I got four in an hour's fishing" (170). Smitty fishes occasionally in order to support a wife and five children. While the two were fishing, Smitty pulled out his flask and made a toast. They do not see him for the person he really is outside of his job. The town civilians portray Smitty as a mean and uncaring person, and ridicule and criticize him because of his occupation. Smitty shows that he is friendly by giving Michael two good sized fish that he caught in the morning of the hanging, and saying, "I was saving these for you, Michael. It shows how easily people such as Michael turn their backs to friends in need, even though Smitty was a moral and friendly person to Michael. Michael realizes the Smitty is a friendly person through their conversation. The author portrays Smitty as a quiet man who does not speak much.
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