The Sea Devil Arthur Gordon Analysis

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In the short story “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon, a man is fishing on the still waters of Florida Bay. He casts his net unaware of the lurking danger below. The man liked fishing because of the loneliness and labour. One night the man goes fishing for mullets as he normally does but he catches a mantaray instead. He was pulled in the water by the manta ray and dragged along the waters of Florida Bay. The man was struggling to break free, he was choking on the water and he didn't know if he could make it. He saw his life flash before his eyes but the man still tried to fight back, a thought came to his mind, he was trying to create drag to slow down the manta ray, he was fighting like a fish. His body was just like a fish thrashing around fighting for his life, the manta ray jumped, he had time to raise his head above the water and see ancient stakes that marked the approach to a …show more content…

If he didn't grab these stakes he would get dragged under 8 feet of water, in his desperate efforts to save himself he lunged himself towards the stakes. The manta ray started to move away from the stakes but the man kept trying, he was inches away from the first stake but he missed. Luckily the manta ray moved toward the second stake and the man was able to grab onto it but he had one problem, the stake was coated with razor sharp barnacles. He felt his hand go numb while the barnacles were ripping through his skin, the manta ray was stopped. Unfortunately the loose net hanging of the manta rays fins slipped through and landed on its faces, it was blinded for a few moments the great manta ray pushed itself forward with a huge force. The stake was broken and the man didn't know what will happen next

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