God Is Not a Fish Inspector

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Have you ever heard the phrase, “Age is just a number?” Well, in the story “God Is Not a Fish Inspector,” Fusi is faced with the situation in which he has deal with the fact that he is getting old. In the beginning, Fusi is residing with his daughter Emma, and her husband, John. He is determined on staying in the house and living the way he would like to independently. But Emma chooses to convince him otherwise. She wants him to move into the old folks’ home and stop fishing illegally. Fusi believes that she just wants him out of the house so that she can gain possession of the house. The conflict mainly comes from Fusi and himself because of the inner battle he is having with himself because he is having difficulty accepting old age. In the end, Fusi ends up moving into the old folks’ home due to the result of having lost the battle with Emma and accepting that he really is aging. The main characters in this story are Fusi and Emma. In literature, a character foil is a comparison between two characters that are unalike to emphasize distinct qualities. . The character foils in “God Is Not a Fish Inspector” are: John and Fusi, and Emma and Rosie. The author used Rosie and John as character foils to accentuate how bad Emma and Fusi really were. I am trying to prove John and Fusi are character foils of each other. In terms of appearance, John and Fusi differ greatly. For example, John wears clothing mainly consisting of very monotonous colours such as grey and black, whereas Fusi wears more bold colours such as reds and greens. Because Fusi wears more prominent colours than John, he appears to be more youthful. Also, they differ in their stature and body characteristics. Fusi is very fit and muscular with a full head of hair, all from working hard in his youth and spending his days outdoors fishing. In comparison, John is not as healthy and doesn’t have as much
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