The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

This story was a little hard to read. It jumped around so frequently that I eventually put down the book and came back several times over. I tried thinking of ways that I would find it more interesting and though of other books or even short stories that would make me want to continue reading. I thought of  The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, which happens to be a favorite.  Now the illustrated man was never something I found hard to read, but I had read certain stories in a different order to see if it changed the way I read it. I used this on the Sea Maiden and found that it did change the way the story came across. Initially I thought that he was severely depressed and bitter about the short comings in his career. after rearranging the piece and reading it several times, I have come to the conclusion that he is actually very much content in what he is doing. and that he is perhaps only dissatisfied with his inability to want more. and I mean want more in the general sense  like more from work, relationships; more for himself. If I could describe him in very little words. it would be a man without much to complain about. but I can also say that when you don't have much to complain about you always do seem able to find something that makes it the slightest bit dissatisfying.