The description of this setting emphasizes how the wife of
the fisherman feels because
Read the following excerpt from "The Boy Who Glowed."
In the long distant past, upon the western shores of the
Great Water, there lived a fisherman and his wife. They had
no children and the nearest village was a day away. They
līved alone, surrounded by rocky cliffs and dull, gray skies.
Each day, the fisherman would go out upon the Great Water.
His wife would sit on the beach watching the birds with their
young circling in the sky and riding the waves. As the birds
chatted and dove for minnows, she called out, "Oh, sea
birds, how I wish I had children like you to keep me
company during these long, gray days."
the faraway location mirrors the distrust she has of the
people who live in the village.
the isolation of her home emphasizes her desire to live
closer to the village and its people.
the cold landscape's desolation reflects the sadness she
feels about not having any children.
the closeness to the ocean shows readers that she has a
deep love for the open sea.
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