The Boat by Alistair Macleod The narrator loves his father and shows appreciation for him because his father had chosen a career that he enjoys and benefits from‚ “rather than selfishly following forever your own dreams and inclinations.” (Pg 275) Although he appreciates him and loves him‚ he does not idealize him or his way of life. This may be due to him "withering away"‚ such as when he is constantly seen by his son smoking‚ and listening to the radio in bed‚ his son may see this as taking
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Tradition Against Freedom "The Boat" by Alistair MacLeod is the story told from the perspective of university teacher looking back on his life. The narrator relates the first memories of his life until his father’s death. The story focuses on the conflicting relation between the mother and the father‚ and their different perspectives on how their children should lead their lives. MacLeod uses features of setting to present the tension between tradition and freedom. The contrast between the father’s
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Understanding of ’The Imaginative Landscape’ Derived from the Dutch word ’landschap’‚ landscape can refer to‚ and mean many things. It can be described as the physical environment we see around us every day and everywhere we go. However it can also be the meaning we add to the physical aspect of it. The imaginative landscape can be defined as the world we carry in our thoughts‚ dreams‚ memories/experiences‚ attitude and imagination‚ that helps us to colour/ shape the world around us. Therefore
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life‚ we always try to avoid conflict with others in order to make a good relationship to benefit each other. However‚ in a story‚ it needs to do opposite thing since conflict is the engine to start and drive the story progress. In “The Boat” by Alistair Macleod‚ the conflict between the mother and father effectively reflects the clear theme that people’s feeling is complicated exposing the impact of change that resulted from the conflict between tradition and modernization in Eastern Canada.” 1.The
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Show how Alistair Macleod demonstrates relationships between landscape and memory in “The Boat” Alistair Macleod portrayed various details that developed key ideas to lead from landscape to memory in 1st person. To evoke his memories‚ he described these events using his five senses. After all‚ the whole story is a reminiscence of the narrator’s childhood. The vocabularies that Macleod uses are somewhat mystifying. Words such as “I imagine… or they were only shadows and echoes” were used to
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GREAT THREAT The influence of landscape‚ whether conscious of unconscious‚ is reflected in individuals and whole communities. People tend to feel happy and secure in some places‚ whereas other places may provoke fear and sadness. For instance‚ the emotions and relationships of people who are born into war or poverty will develop in a very different way to those who never experience trauma or dislocation. Many people feel strong sense of belonging to a landscape‚ others may feel alienated or isolated
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The Imaginative Landscape HOW TO USE THE TEXT IN YOUR WRITING USE OF TEXT The texts are a way in to thought You must be flexible – you need to have two texts prepared but it is better to use one in your answer There needs to be a clear relationship between the answer and the text specified as the focus text The Context Response must not be a Text Response answer USE OF TEXT It is important that you do more than just re- tell the story of the focus text The starting point must
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Happiness is obviously what everyone wants but to a good father nothing thumps the further of his children; the father in Alistair Macleod’s short story “the boat” is such a father. He puts the happiness of his children over his owe marriage‚ ignoring the selfish expectations of the mother he teaches his kid to follow their dreams. Sacrificing unrealized aspirations and true personal happiness to fulfil his responsibility has a father and husband. He even makes the ultimate sacrifice in order for
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The importance of change “The Boat” by Alistair Macleod demonstrates the importance of embracing change in today’s ever changing society. In this short story‚ Alistair MacLeod highlights how one’s family is willing to leave one of their own behind in an effort to embrace change. In “The Boat”‚ Macleod describes how one’s actions and opinions can cause one to feel quite alienated within their own home due to conflicting ideal’s. Not only does Macleod portray the importance of adapting to change‚
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In the short story “The Boat” Alistair MacLeod writes a story that predominately deals with the power of the past over the present. She uses symbols such as the boat which eventually transforms into books. From the father’s strong perspective‚ the boat symbolizes the means of survival for his family and imprisonment whereas‚ from the father and daughters point of view the books‚ which replace the boat symbolizes liberation and escape from the traditions of fishing. The main symbol in “The Boat” is
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