In "The Fish I Didn't Catch," how does John Greenleaf Whittier stress the importance of the story's events?

A.
He writes about an autobiographical incident in the present tense to capture exactly how he felt in the moment.

B.
As an adult, he writes about something that happened to him as a child and points out what the experience taught him.

C.
He writes about a person whom he knew very little about, but who played an crucial role in his life.

OR D (hold on the post is too long)

Question

In "The Fish I Didn't Catch," how does John Greenleaf Whittier stress the importance of the story's events?  
 
  


  

  A. 
  He writes about an autobiographical incident in the present tense to capture exactly how he felt in the moment.   
    


  

  B. 
  As an adult, he writes about something that happened to him as a child and points out what the experience taught him.   
    


  

  C. 
  He writes about a person whom he knew very little about, but who played an crucial role in his life.   
    


  

  OR D (hold on the post is too long)

anonymous · Answer

D. 
  As a young person, he writes about how he imagines he will feel as an adult, long after the events of the story occur.