Character Development The Son The son had loved his father dearly but does not favor his way of life. His interest in school greatly outweighed his interest or desire to work on ‘The Boat’. He still had a love for the sea and in some way felt like he should carry out his family’s tradition. After his uncle had accepted a new job he took his position on the boat and promised his father that we would continue to sail with him for as long as he lived‚ and when his father passed despite the desires
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When reading the short story‚ “The Lost Salt of Blood” by Alistair MacLeod‚ I found myself enraged. A burning fury towards the main character‚ the father‚ for abandoning his child using the worn-out excuse of his son to have a “better” life. In what world is it okay to abandon the responsibility of being a father and place it on someone else when you are fully capable? The more I read‚ the more I wanted to scream. Pure anger. By the time I finished reading this short story‚ I did not understand the
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Modern World versus Traditional World The stories from Alistair Macleod’s The Lost Salt Gift of Blood are often related to the lives of the people of the Maritimes who are commonly miners‚ fishermen and farmers. The author repeatedly examines similar themes and issues in his short stories such as isolation‚ choices versus consequences and the concept of dying culture. However‚ the most prominent theme deals with the contrast between the rural ways of life and the more modern city life. This theme
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Cited: Macleod‚ Alistair. The Boat (1968). The harbrace anthology of short fiction (2012): 223-235. Print
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Doctor Alistair Coldsworth didn’t consider himself an unkind and cruel man‚ despite what many had said of him. Yes he did keep slaves and he admired their body‚ using them for things such as serving guests‚ standing in for a table or a lamp at parties or some rather more sinister acts‚ however‚ he treat them well so long as they behaved. The only time he really did anything severe and mistreat them was when they were disobeying and annoying him‚ that was hardly a bad thing. How could that possibly
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are pressed upon individuals‚ the result may be decisions that are not necessarily desirable to them. In Alistair MacLeod ’s "The Boat‚" the father sacrifices himself in order to give his son the opportunity to choose
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“The Boat” written by Alistair MacLeod tells a story about a father’s life and how he lived as a fisherman. The narrator is an adult man who looks back on his life of when his father was still living because even though he got a university education‚ he now wants the life his father had. He expresses how his father always wanted him to become something bigger and better then what he became. The author‚ Alistair MacLeod‚ used many different writing techniques within this short story. The symbolism
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pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology‚ a major that can offer me the fundamental skills and advance knowledge that I can utilize for medical school. At this institution‚ I aim to be well-versed‚ thus I conduct research under the supervision of Gregory Macleod‚Ph.D‚ which I will use as the source for my senior thesis. I also take on many leadership roles such as being the vice-president to an alumni honor society that I co-found. I continue to engage in medical experiences with my most memorable being‚
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In Ain’t No Makin’ It‚ Jay MacLeod studies how two groups from the same low class projects‚ the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers‚ respond differently to the achievement ideology put forth by school systems. Although both groups live in the same housing development‚ they all have different school experiences‚ family situations‚ and personal lives that ultimately make up their individual habitus‚ causing different beliefs and attitudes amongst them. The Hallway Hangers have a negative view that rejects
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module of Inequality and Diversity in Education. Accordingly‚ it presents discussion relating the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the multi-year observation study by author Jay MacLeod in his book‚ Ain’t No Makin’ It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood. Moreover‚ the emphasis of this paper is to discuss the efficacy of the aforementioned documents with regards to the two peer group subjects of MacLeod’s work
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