A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean

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Norman Maclean

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Norman Macleanappears in A River Runs Through It

Norman Maclean is the writer of these stories as well as the main character. Norman is a man who grew up in Montana and has lived a life close to nature. In A River Runs Through It, Norman is approaching middle age and still finds fly fishing to be an enjoyable pastime with his brother, Paul. Norman and Paul spend a great deal of time fishing...

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Norman Maclean Biographies (1)

Norman (Fitzroy) Maclean

3,961 words, approx. 14 pages

“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” With the grace and power of this line Norman Maclean begins his modern classic of fiction of the American West, A R... Read more

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The Two Best Things

1,016 words, approx. 4 pages

What are the two best things in life? According to the Macleans (Not MacLeans), the two best things in life are fishing and their religion. Throughout A River Runs Through It, written by Norman ... Read more

A River Runs Through It

643 words, approx. 3 pages

In Norman Maclean's novel "A River Runs Through It" the two apparent themes are religion, and fly-fishing. Norman, in describing his father Minister John Norman Maclean states, "To him, all good thin... Read more

Transcendentalism in "A River Runs Through It"

1,173 words, approx. 4 pages

For a lot of people, scheduling conflicts occur with their church. They may have a baseball game at 10:00, and church at 10:00 also. They have to make a decision on which one to go to. For the Maclean... Read more

A River Runs Through It - The Importance of Fishing

984 words, approx. 4 pages

Fishing to some people may just be fishing. But fishing to the people who have read A River Runs through It some time in their life, is a gift. Whether fishermen use bait, worms, or George's flies it ... Read more

A River Runs through It

351 words, approx. 2 pages

In the film "A River Runs Through It" the Blackfoot River played a copious role in the lives of Norman and Paul Maclean. It symbolized the excitement within the friendship of the two men. The rive... Read more

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