A River Runs Through It

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Norman and Pauls relationship is one that is unique and has many hidden feelings. They can look at each other and without saying a word, know what the other is thinking. The friendship between these two is so strong and can withstand anything that tries to disturb it. Each boy had a different relationship with the father, Norman, as an obedient son, and Paul, who tested the limits with his father as much as he possibly could. The boys relationship changed with the times, and Paul's life style had set his destiny. Their lives were greatly fulfilled, and it is a shame that Paul's had to end.

Growing up, Norman and Paul were the best of friends. If one lacked a quality, the other picked up the slack, they complimented each other. Norman was a good fisherman, he did what his father had taught him, and he caught fish. Paul on the other hand, "he had those extra things besides fine training-genius, luck, and plenty of self-confidence." Paul went the extra mile when he was doing things, he figured out his own way to fish called shadow casting. Paul was one to set the example, not follow. He made up his rules. Even though there was a three year age difference between the boys, Norman never a

A Presbyterian minister as a father would be hard to grow up having. Each boy dealt with the father differently. Norman, the good son, always following the rules and doing what his father asked of him, while Paul, liked to go against his father at some times and tested his limits. By starting his own way of fly fishing, it showed that Paul had a mind of his own, he would do things his own way. On a visit home from Dartmouth, Norman was called in to talk to his father. They talked of what his plans for the future were and what he was doing at the present time. Norman tried to answer these questions as well as possible. Teaching would become his passion, and it seemed he did not at first want to make it a big deal because he had nothing for sure to go on. But later, he got his position at the University in Chicago and made it public of his profession. Paul didn't always come home when he had the time. He was on his own schedule and if that meant miss seeing his father and mother, then there was nothing that he could do about it. He knew that his father would question him and want to know his plans for the future and he did not want to deal with this, so he just stayed away from home for awhile. Though they were in different places working, they all knew at some point they will all come back together and fish.

Norman's teaching job and relationship with Jesse frightened Paul. It see

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Approximate Word count = 951
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English