The River

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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Before You Read Beta

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Chapter 6

Chapters 7-12

Chapters 13-18

Chapter 19-Epilogue

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Evaluate the symbolic effect of fog in the narrative.

How do Jack’s flashbacks to his mother’s death help explain his behavior in the novel?

Considering how Jack perceives the Texans at the beginning of the novel, what statement does the narrative make about first impressions? Can they be trusted, even in the kind of circumstances the novel describes? Why or why not?