1.                 What I liked right from the beginning of book was that there was already a central theme present. I noticed that right off the bat there was a central theme of false illusion. I noticed this when the old man and the boy were talking about how they would do something or eat something but in reality they both know it’s not there to eat or to do. They’ve created an alternate reality for themselves and it caught my attention because I think that relates to even society in present time but through social networks where someone would post only the good things that happen to them or brag about a lot of things to create this false image and separate reality. I don’t like the vibes I’m getting from the old man, this is completely opinionated but no matter what the old man says or does, I don’t find myself feeling bad that he’s so poor because I’m too creeped out. The book makes me wonder what the message truly is about. At first I thought it was about how the American Dream was a false illusion but as the book progressed I thought it might be saying a message as to how we work so hard for nothing. The end result of all of our hard work isn’t as rewarding as we thought. There is this old man who does everything he was told to do, everything that would supposedly promise a good life, and works so hard and goes through so much just for one fish that won’t even last him a week. I think a theme could be that we work so hard and put ourselves through so much, and for what exactly? This book addresses the American Dream closer than any of the other themes in that it’s all false and not what it’s cracked up to be.  I could potentially research more about the false illusion of the American Dream based off of this text.