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Nick catches a big trout while fishing on the river—he thinks it is “the biggest one [he’d] ever heard of—but the fish breaks the line and escapes. This would undoubtedly be disappointing for any fisherman, but Nick’s extreme disappointment seems like an overreaction. He is so stricken by this episode that he feels ill and cannot even stand up. Nick’s psychological vulnerability is apparent here, as is his inability to control his emotions. A small setback is enough to trigger a huge reaction in him.
In contrast to Nick, the fish (as he imagines it) seems intimidating to him. It…