Fusi’s old age is a hardship he battles which he must overcome. Fusi refuses to give in to the stereotypes faced by most elders his age. He struggles to come to terms with his age and does not consume a …show more content…
Fusi is so committed to subduing the fish inspectors he rouses at three in the morning “this morning as every morning he had waken at three” (44) as he wakes in the morning he must avoid his daughter Emma and her husband John Smith. Motivated by the fish inspectors he feels young again aswell he is exhilarated by the potential he could be caught but hasn't been as men half his age have been caught “They would take his fish and net away” (49) he explains the consequences he may potentially face if the fish inspectors caught him fishing without a