Analysis Of Jeremymy And The Magic Lobster

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One of Licht’s short stories titled, “Jeremy and the Magic Lobster” may display humor to the audience for a particular character named Jeremy. In this short story the reader will find out the Magic lobster is not a magic lobster after all before the main character does, because each time Jeremy asks for a wish there was always a routine of give me something first, go to sleep, dream about what you wish for, and you shall see it in the morning. This showed that the lobster was lying to Jeremy just to get the things he wanted, because he could not bare being captured by a fisherman or other fish and put into a cold dark place with hardly any food to find. Eventually Jeremy is smart enough to figure out the lobster is not a Magic Lobster, and
Jeremy then decides to pick up largest lobster and it whispers, “Hey boss! Get me out of this jam and I will definitely make it worth your while."(Licht 1).This quote is showing based on the lobster’s actions he is willing to get out of the predicament he is in by trying to persuade Jeremy that he won’t regret saving him. The lobster also tries to manipulate the character Jeremy by offering him something only if he does something for
Jeremy knew he was being used and lied to, so he went home to grab the lobster, and the lobster began to question what was he doing. Jeremy then tells the lobster , "I 'm throwing you back where you belong. You 're no magic lobster." This is the point where the main character realizes the lobster is a liar, and is getting ready to break free from the thing that is causing him problems such as let downs. During the process of jeremy throwing the lobster back in the ocean, the lobster tries to convince Jeremy not to throw him back in the ocean by saying, "Aw, don 't do that, kid. It 's murder out there. Nothing but other fish trying to eat me and fishermen in boats trying to catch me in a trap. It 's cold and dark and it 's tough to find food. Besides, I am too magic. I can talk, can 't I?". Jeremy learned more than once from his lesson to never trust a liar, because they only makeup things to help themselves. Jeremy made up his mind to throw the lobster back in the ocean where he

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