An excerpt from A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean 1. In our family‚ there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived at the junction of great trout rivers in western Montana‚ and our father was a Presbyterian minister and a fly fisherman who tied his own flies and taught others. He told us about Christ’s disciples being fishermen‚ and we were left to assume‚ as my brother and I did‚ that all first-class fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fishermen and that
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choose the masterpieces that I can related to. As my personal powerful product‚ the novel A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean changed my perspective on the way I look at my most prized possessions: my family‚ my favorite hobby‚ and nature. In the novel‚ the Maclean’s live in Missoula‚ Montana as dedicated Presbyterians and fishermen. The setting starts out as a flashback to John Maclean‚ father of Norman and Paul‚ teaching his sons the art of fly fishing. The vivid imagery of the process of the
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A River Runs Through It Fly fishing is not what this story is all about‚ although it might seem so at first. Neither is it about religion‚ even though the father’s first line is: "In our family‚ there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Yes‚ these two things are themes that run through the story and add to its power. But there is so much more. It depicts a place of beauty‚ history‚ myth‚ and mystery‚ it is a triangle of earth in Montana where the writer grew up. And it captures
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A River Runs Through it A River Runs Through it is a story about the relationship between two brothers. The younger brother Paul has problems. He is a gambler‚ a drinker‚ and is short on cash‚ but his main problem is that he will not allow his older brother‚ Norman‚ to help him. Paul refuses to accept his older brothers aid and moreover refuses to even listen to what his brother has to say. In order to make his brother listen Norman will be forced to confront his brother‚ something that he is
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taught and learned in a wide variety of ways. Norman Maclean learned most of his lessons thru his father. He wrote in memory to his childhood in Montana‚ and all those times that he will visit the river which is now in the Bitterroot National Forest. In the novel A River Runs Through it by using similes‚ symbolism‚ and parallelism‚ Maclean uses fly fishing to represent the cycle of life. During the novel ‚ Maclean uses various similes to compare the river with life and family. For example‚ he shared
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Different types of media can be used to present the same ideas and information‚ but with the use of different types of media‚ the ideas can be perceived as different things. The same principle comes to be true after viewing the work of “A River Runs through it” by Norman Maclean. After having observed the novel and the film‚ both forms of media proved to have its advantages. The novel does a much better job of accurately representing the theme of the story and allowing the reader to interpret the overall
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A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean is about the bond between brothers‚ and more generally the bond between family. It showcases many events that support the idea of this bond. The story allows for many different themes to be conveyed. The main theme of the story however‚ is the idea that family is everything; it can be supported by the way Norman tries to help Paul‚ by the way Jessie blames Norman for her brother‚ and by the way Norman goes along with Paul. The most solid event that supports
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Paul and Norman grew up in the same household‚ with the same values‚ but from their fishing styles‚ to their jobs and educations‚ to their social lives‚ their differences amount to those of night and day. While boys‚ young in age and mindsets‚ Paul and Norman learned to fish from Mr. Maclean. This factor had vast significance because‚ in this preacher’s family‚ a clear line between fishing and religion had no presence. Mr. Maclean taught his sons the conventional four-count. As Paul matured
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Norman Mclean’s A River Runs Through It explores many feelings and experiences of one "turn of the century" family in Missoula‚ Montana. In both the movie‚ directed by Robert Redford‚ and the original work of fiction we follow the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However‚ the names of the characters and places are not purely coincidental. These are the same people and places known by Norman Mclean as he was growing up. In a sense‚ A River Runs Through It is Mclean’s autobiography. Although
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A River Runs Through It It is often stated that you should follow your dreams and do whatever makes you happy. The movie A River Runs Through It a perfect representation of this concept. Norman and Paul’s father was a minister and raised them under strong Presbyterian values. The only thing that even came close to the importance of church was fly fishing. In fact‚ the sport appeared to be like a ritual that almost became part of their religion. Their father would give them strict lessons
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