The found poem above was taken from page 4 of the short story The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant by W.D. Wetherell. It shows the man versus self conflict between “I”, the protagonist and the antagonist, the bass, and Shelia Mant. In the climax of the story, this conflict shows “I”‘s frustration with choosing from the bass or Shelia. In this passage, “I” comes across as a confused, teenage boy who tries to choose from the the girl he likes, Shelia, and the big bass.”I could see the way her hair curled down off her shoulders, the proud, alert tilt of her head, and all these things were as a tug on my heart. Not just Sheila, but the aura she carried about her of parties and casual touchings and grace. Behind me, I could feel the strain of the bass, steadier now, growing weaker, and this was another tug on my heart” shows the emotion he has in the situation (Wetherell 4). Hopefully this conflict between himself and will have a good way to resolve this conflict.

Found Poem(The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant) by Angela Chang [STUDENT]