Instead he gets reckless driving a boat while Vicky is on it .
Instead he stands up to his father about an illegal fishing practice that kills dolphins , a plot thread that is only mentioned as a thematic conversational topic in the novel .
Instead he gets reckless driving a boat while Vicky is on it , and stands up to his father about an illegal fishing practice that kills dolphins , a plot thread that is only mentioned as a thematic conversational topic in the novel .