Who knows a fishy story by Jeorme K Jeorme
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What are some questions and answers about "A Fishy Story" from Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat?
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FELICITA BURTON eNotes educator | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
Jerome K. Jerome’s tale of a “fish story” is a humorous exploration of the kinds of fabricated tales that fishermen are known for telling. In this story, not one man but five men tell different versions of catching the same fish.
One question the author answers is the way that each man makes his story seem more believable than the others. Jerome says that a man’s ability to lie without blushing is not enough “to make a good fisherman.” Rather, what is required is a large amount of believable information: “the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous—almost of pedantic—veracity . . . ”
Typically, when people get into a competition in telling about the same event, the scope and complexity of the event increases. A relevant question here would be, how much did the fish weight? The answers will vary according to the person telling the tale.
The most basic question is, of course, who caught the trout in the case? The correct answer is that none of the men caught it. It is made of plaster.