What do you think the relationship between the old man and the narrator is? What could have been the reason for the old man’s “vulture eye”?

yeah, i think its a good thing what do you think?

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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