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Originally Posted by gmw
Consider my earlier posts: the old man professes to love the fish but continues in a struggle that is going to have no good outcome for either the old man or the fish. As an experienced fisherman he must know this.
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How many experienced fishermen do you know would willingly give up the catch of a life time?
I understand what you are saying but at what point should one give up? Just because something is hard to do doesn't mean one should quit.
As for the dolphin thing I eventually understood he is referring to a fish it just took me out of the book for a bit. If he would have left at dorado I would have just continued. If the word is left that way on "porpoise" in editing I don't know nor do I really care. Personally I would rather have a work left as originally published rather than updated to match current popular thinking as it shows how life was.
I apologize for the bad pun.