Weblog #6: The Bass, the River, and Sheila

             I disagree with the statement that W. D. Wetherall wrote this short story to tell a story of how a boy is creepy, and has creepy intentions to a girl he knows. For example, in the text, it shows how he is a very observant boy. Yes he describes Sheila while they are on the boat, very indepth, but if you look look carefully into all the details he says through out the text, readers should be able to infer that he is naturally very observant, and not just creepy. He says he "glanced" over at her. Glanced would be inbetween low, informal diction, to neutral diction. He isn't carefully observing every little thing she's doing, the word simply suggests that the boy looked over at her casually. There was no intention for anything to be taken in a creepy way. Also, another example in the text is when he said, "stared enchanted". This implies that he was almost under some kind of love spell, not just in some creepy way. He truly is attracted to her, more than just from the outside, but the inside as well. I would think the word "enchanted" is considered high, formal diction. This word, is very elegant, and just creates a very elevated tone. It's a very uncommon word, because it's meaning is very precise and almost in a way, classy. I understands why some may think the way the boy describes his feelings to the readers may be taken in a creepy way, but if you look carefully into the word choice, you realize his intentions of really liking Sheila are there.