Surfacing Chapter 7 Summary

  • Since it's their last night at the cabin, David wants to go fishing. So, the narrator goes into the garden to collect some worms. She also gets a frog to bring along.
  • They canoe out on the lake and try to catch fish, initially having zero luck. The worms aren't working, so eventually the narrator grabs the frog and puts it on David's line to use as bait. That does the trick and they get one.
  • David then wants to try for some more, but has no luck. While they're still out, a boat with Claude and some Americans comes by. The Americans ask if they've caught anything, and the narrator says no.
  • They then head back, and the narrator imagines what the rest of the evening will hold and what she'll do before she leaves.