Ray Bradbury: Short Stories
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At the end of the story, Johnny thinks," I set thee wishing there was something I could say". What makes the situation of the sea creature hopeless, at least for now?
At the end of the story, Johnny thinks," I set thee wishing there was something I could say". What makes the situation of the sea creature hopeless, at least for now?
There is nothing the sea creature has left to connect with in the outside world. The modern world has past the creature behind and he sits alone in the sea: a relic with no purpose or companionship.