Within this story many families were evolving and changing while some refused to change at all. Finding ones place seemed to be a crucial part to this story. At first it seemed like the species that were evolved the most were the ones that were able to completely rely on the land alone. These species laid eggs on land and raised their children in the warmth of the sand and sun while the underdeveloped species still had to live part of their upbringing in the water. The story begins out portraying the thought that being a fish was a bad thing. It is not until the end of the story that it is portrayed that every species and living organism within species wants something different. For some that may entail living on land while for others it could be swimming and being able to completely live under water. At one point in the story Calvino draws attention to volcanoes and the instability of land itself. He suggests that living underwater provides for a more constant existence with a constant food source and a sound habitat to thrive in. As I read this story I was surprised about that fact that water dwellers were looked down upon. I was completely surprised when Lll, the female that grew up completely on land and came from one of the more evolved families, decided to leave her fiancée and live with his great-uncle in the water. I was surprised that she wanted to raise her family especially after that was not the way she was raised. It shows that one should not judge anything before actually experiencing. If Lll had not tried to learn how to breath underwater she never would have realized that the lagoon was where she wanted to raise her own family. I think it stood out that neither living condition was wrong, each was just different.