In every novel there is a character who is always judged upon his or her actions. "Two Fishermen" is written by Morley Callaghan. In this story, there is a man named Smitty, who is hated and judged by the local civilians because of his occupation. This story describes how a person can be betrayed even though they themselves are a good, friendly and moral person. "Two Fishermen" depicts the relationship between the town's newspaper writer, Michael, and the town's hangman, Smitty. The author, Morely Callaghan, illustrates the emotional stress both characters experience in the town. Although Michael took the opportunity to discover who Smitty really was, and developed a friendship by understanding how friendly and moral Smitty really is, Michael was not a real friend because of his betrayal.
             Michael's insight of Smitty's characteristics begins when they encounter one another at the dock. A conversation arises between the two that symbolized a friendship because it was personal and deep. Michael assures himself that Smitty is a "nice little guy" (168) because "he thought he seemed so meek and quizzical"(168). The author portrays Smitty as a quiet man who does not speak much. The town civilians portray Smitty as a mean and uncaring person, and ridicule and criticize him because of his occupation. They do not see him for the person he really is outside of his job. Michael had the opportunity to get to know Smitty outside of a work related atmosphere while the town's people have never taken the time to get to know Smitty on a personal level. Smitty is a nice and gentle person, but to the town's people, he is dreadful. Being called "short little man"(169) is to demonstrate to the readers that the fisherman is harmless. Basically, they are indicating that he is an innocent person, which is contradicted by the town's peoples views that Sm...