My Daddy's A Diver Questions

The story My Daddy’s a Diver meets most of the short story genre requirements to a significant extent, however the short story does not address all areas required. The story includes a title which clearly states what the story is about and who the characters are (Daddy and either a little girl or little boy). The short story only happens in around a 20-minute time frame and therefore it meets the closed setting requirement and the story tells and event and something actually happens. The story is in a restricted setting, follows the pattern of a short story, has restricted number of characters, and uses a balance of dialogue and narration. The use of characterisation to help achieve the purpose of the story is very effective. The writer has used the fish as soul mates to represent this. The purpose of the story is to evoke the feeling of love, compassion and losing someone you love. The areas in which it is lacking is that it is only told from one perspective (the Dad) and does not incorporate a mixture of both ‘showing’ and ‘telling. I believe this story is very effective as it makes you reflect on your inner feelings as to what it would be like to loose someone so close to you. When the father killed the fish he saw that the fish had a companion and now suddenly the companion fish looked lose and did not know where to go. He then had a flashback of his wife that had died whom he was still grieving for. He reflected upon his grief as his companion. He then realized that the companion fish was now about to endure the same pain he was going through. That is when he decided he would never kill another fish because everyone has a companion even if they are just a fish. By putting such a powerful connection in the story it allowed the reader to feel the emotion more. The story is contains an inner and physical journey. It’s a journey in which that dad goes on while he is catching food for his daughter. The author of the short story captures your attention through the powerful connection it develops about losing a loved one.