A River Runs Through It

The movie entitled “A River Runs Through It” focuses on the connection between two brothers, and the relationship they each have with the rest of their family. Growing up in an emotionally constricted household, headed by their minister father, each brother has his own personal challenges. The brothers grew up following in their father’s footsteps, but one slipped away, Paul, as he got caught in the current, which led him to make bad decisions. The other son, Norman, planted his feet in the ground, and put his studies first, turning out to be a successful young man. Even though the boys were raised in the same household, each turns out to be a direct contrast of the other, with differing values and perspectives on the world. Having an emotionally…

A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, portrays the idyllic life of the Mclean brothers, Paul and Norman, in rural Montana. The boys bond in childhood through fist fights with their peers, conversations about the future but primarily through their devotion to fly fishing. The bond is soon broken as the boys transition into adult life, Norman leaving for college at Dartmouth and Paul remaining in Montana as a reporter, their life decisions after the depart reflect how polar opposite…

In the movie “A River Runs Through it” the theme is rebellion. The movie is about two brothers named Norman and Paul that go on two different paths in life. Paul the younger brother chooses to rebel throughout the movie against what his father taught him. He also develops a gambling and drinking addiction. This leads him into trouble. Norman tries to help out his brother, but Paul does not want any help. In the movie Paul rebels against his father from beginning to end. Early on in the movie…

The movie A River Runs Through It directed by Robert Redford is about a family with two brothers named Paul and Norman. The movie captures Paul and Norman’s very different lives as they get older. Although Paul and Norman grew up in the same house and were raised by the same parents, as they get older their differences begin to show immensely through times such as when Norman went off to university and Paul stayed in Montana, when the viewer is introduced to Paul’s bubbly personality and…

Robert Redford’s 1992 film adaptation of Norman Maclean’s real life story, A River Runs Through It, tells the tale of the two sons of a Missouri Presbyterian minister. The film is a coming-of-age story that follows the narrator, Norman, and his rebellious younger brother, Paul, as they grow into men. As the film progresses it highlights the differences between the boys despite their shared upbringing. The first major difference the movie highlighted was in the professions/ chosen…

The River Runs Through is a story about the Mclean family from Missoula, Montana. This story leaves the reader feeling with mixed emotions. During this story there is a lot of emotions in it like happiness, love, sadness, and also an addiction. The River Runs Through is a story about a family who were very close to each other, but have a son/brother whose life was taken away from doing something that he loved which was drinking and gambling. In the end of the story Paul still found a way to find…

From the beginning of the novel, A River Runs Through It, Norman Maclean stresses the importance of his family. Their love for nature, God, and each other forever holds them together: Through thick and thin, Norman always comes back to his family for help and comfort. He develops a need to help his brother, Paul, out of trouble and will do anything to make his wife and mother-in-law pleased. In the instance of great loss in the Maclean family, Norman seeks his father’s words of wisdom to pull…

In Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It, Norman seemingly does his best to help Paul escape a cycle of alcoholism and risky behavior. Norman continues to take Paul fishing in the hopes that Paul will change, yet in his heart, Norman believes “[he] could not help him” (Maclean, 6). This passage calls into question Norman’s method to getting through to Paul. In fear of overstepping his boundaries, Norman is never able to have a meaningful conversation with his brother in order to truly…

It is nearly impossible to help people who do not want help. In A River Runs Through it Norman Maclean shows that no matter how much he tried to help his brother, his brother never wanted it so it never changed the outcome. Norman throughout the whole book tried to help people. He tried his hardest to help his brother Paul. Paul had many problems and that is why he could help him. Norman at the end of the book tells the whole theme of the book and that is, “You can’t help others if they do not…

A River Runs Through It is a novella about fly-fishing and family, told from the first-person perspective of author and major character Norman Maclean. The book is actually an autobiographical account of Maclean. Barely over one hundred pages, the book is one continuous narrative, moving from one episode of fishing to another, without separation by chapters. By describing his fishing trips and related events during the summer of 1937, a much older Maclean seeks to understand the tragedy of his…