Fly-fishing figures prominently in this poignant tale of two brothers growing up in Montana in the early 20th century under the stern rule of their minister father. While both boys rebel, Norman channels his rebellion into writing, but Paul descends onto a slippery path of self-destruction. Also, throughout ¡°A River Runs Through It,¡± Maclean intertwines the art of fly-fishing and his vivid descriptions of a virgin Montana to narrate the tale of the Maclean family and their religion, both in the chapel and on the river. The idea of nature and God being synonymous is not a new one, but Maclean adds meaning to this old saying though a father and his sons reveling in the spirituality of an untouched world, a coming back to ones roots. Specifically, in ¡°A River Runs Through It¡± what keeps the family together is their love for fishing and their belief in God. The family said they made little distinction between fly fishing and religion. Fly fishing was their relationship with......
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