Think Twice

In the essay "Hooked" the author tells a tale on a childhood memory of riding a bike and discovering an addiction and hobby of fishing. The hobby continues throughout the what I am assuming to be, young mans life. Through ups and downs, highs lows, thick and thin he still sticks with fishing. The into to the first paragraph, "for my entire life I have lived in the neighborhood" to me suggests that the reader is looking for change. The theme that I get a connection to in this essay is dedication. After all the years of working for money and going to stores to buy various assortments of fish equipment, the authors belongings got stolen from a boathouse break in. Even though it was a tragedy that his things were taken that did not keep the author from doing something he loved. Although it is going to take time, effort, money and patience to get back to where he was with equipment and belongings, the author still takes part in something that he likes. The dedication given by the author shows that no matter what happens, life will throw hardships at you, but with courage and a sense of dedication you can get through things. The road may not be easy but life is no supposed to be easy? This reminds me of a quote by Frank A. Clark, "Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things." Fishing is one of the "little things" that makes up the authors life so he does what he needs to do so that he can be happy and do what pleases him.