The two stories The Bass, The River, and
Sheila Mant and Catch the Moon have many differences and similarities. Both the
main characters are trying to impress a girl they like. They both lose someone
they love. The boy in The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant loses the girl of his
dreams. In Catch the Moon the boy loses his mom. They change their ways for
something. They both realize at the end that things don’t always happen the way
they want it too. They both learned some sort of lesson. There are also many differences
in the stories. They may both love someone but the type of love is different.
The boy in Catch the Moon loves his mom. Even though his mom died her love
still helps him to change his bad ways and become a better person. In The Bass,
The River and Sheila Mint the boys love for fishing gives him strength when the
girl he loved crushed his heart. They are both teenage boys. In Catch the moon
the boy has always been getting into trouble with the cops. He created a “gang”
of kids that get into trouble just for fun. Hess father owns a junkyard but he doesn't appreciate it one bit. Until this one girl shows up that change everything. He
becomes a better person and learns to appreciate his father’s junk yard. He does
this all for a girl he likes. He knows he will never get a chance with her if
he doesn't change. The boy in the bass, The River and Shelia Mant loves to fish
and thinks he is in love with a girl. He
has been trying to get this girls attention forever now. He finally gets her to
agree to go on a date with him but everything changes. While they were on their
date she mentioned something that upset the boy. She mentioned that she hates
fishing. The boy’s feelings for her quickly change.
