Norman Maclean's "A River Runs through It"

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This paper describes the theme in the book, "A River Runs through It", about art and its importance in our lives and the way the author, Norman Maclean, combines the sport of fly-fishing with this theme as a way of explaining what art means and how it differs from mere competence.

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"Norman's father who was a Presbyterian minister believed that art was "one" way man could clearly understand God and His creation. He advocated creativity because for Norman's father, art was the channel man used to communicate with God and to become a part of His wide universe. In short, it was not competence but mastery of art that helped man establish a direct link with the wider world around him and Art was man's way of showing appreciation for God's universe. This is the reason why Norman's father tells him to create stories because he knows that this is one art form that will bring his son closer to God and nature."

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