Medicine river
The book “Medicine River,” deals with the main character’s quest for a home. Will, who is the main character, goes through many events in his life that effect his quest. The book is written in a different, but effective way. It flows from Will’s current life to Will’s past life in separate paragraphs continually throughout the book. This style of writing is very effective because each paragraph flows into one another. The novel begins with Will reading a letter that his father has written to his mother. The paragraphs switch back and forth from the letters to where he actually is for the first couple of chapters. Will’s father is on the professional rodeo circuit and is no longer apart of Will’s or James’s life, who is the younger brother of Will. Rose, Will’s mother, keeps the letters that her husband writes in a chest and does not show her sons any of the letters. Rose does not want her husband to be any part of her sons lives or any part of her own. The letters clearly note show in an indirect way that he does not want to pay any child support and he continues to make up excuses about where his money is going. Will does not realize, but it is easy to tell that his father is not a role model.
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Approximate Word count = 1464
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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