What is the figurative meaning by the quote “he has been cast out of his clan like a fish onto a dry sandy beach..”

The way Okonkwo refers to his banishment was that he “…had been cast out of his clan like a fish on to a dry, sandy beach, panting.” This pitiful image shows Okonkwo's personal disgust, comparing himself to a lowly creature like a fish

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b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.