Reread what the goldfish tells Sergei in paragraph 22. What lesson is this archetypal wise character trying to convey? How does this lesson reveal a theme of the story?

In paragraph 22, the goldfish shows a lesson on how human beings close their eyes to simple messages by interpreting them as they suit and as they really are. This reveals one of the themes in history, which is that our actions have a price and why we must think before acting.

Explanation:

Paragraph 22 of  “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” presents the following lines: “He said,” says the fish, interrupting, “exactly what he was doing. But you didn’t get it. Honestly, your Hebrew, it’s terrible.”

These lines are spoken after Sergei accidentally kills Yonatan. This was because Sergei thought Yonatan wanted to catch the magic fish.

Yonatan had said what he wanted to do, which was not to catch the fish, but Sergei didn't understand Yonatan well and ended up interpreting the whole situation in a completely wrong way, hitting Yonatan hard on the head.

Paragraph 22 shows the fish saying that Sergei interpreted everything wrong and acted impulsively. With this, he shows us how we must understand the whole situation before acting, as our actions can have destructive results.

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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too much?

i’m confused as to what your asking ?