In "The Fish I Didn't Catch," how does John Greenleaf Whittier stress the importance of the story's events?

A.
As a young person, he writes about how he imagines he will feel as an adult, long after the events of the story occur.

B.
He writes about a person whom he knew very little about, but who played an crucial role in his life.

C.
He writes about an autobiographical incident in the present tense to capture exactly how he felt in the moment.

D.
As an adult, he writes about something that happened to him as a child and points out what the experience taught him.