Throughout the whole story White suggests that the father is looking back on his childhood years and trying to relive them through his son’s eyes. At first, the father seems unable to adjust to the way things have changed around the lake. He seems a little uneasy that arriving at the lake was nothing to look forward to because it was all over in a few minutes. White wri

After the realization of the trip, the father began to understand he had to be the father and let his son be who he wants to be. One person cannot live through another person like he wanted to. White allows the reader to see that the father comes to peace with himself. People just need to be satisfied with the life they have and not try to be something they cannot be through someone else.

his son that he began to think he was holding the rod and watching his boys hook. While on the trip, the father begins remembering all of his memories. The times he had shared with his father as a boy and now he was sharing them with his boy. White describes his memories of when he went with his father and how some will be shared with his son. It seems that the little boy does not appreciate the lake as much as the father did as little boy. The father wishes that the boy would do the same things that he use

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