A River Runs Through It

The last sentence of the novel, the author says “I am haunted by waters.” I think he likes waters, especially the water his family and he went a lot when he was little. Also waters were the places his brother, Paul, and him spent most time together. Besides, they were waters he thought like stories. He mentioned that reading rivers was like reading stories. Also, the author started thinking of this story when he sat besides waters. So when he looked at waters, he also thought of his family, his parents, his brother, and his stories. Most the important events happened in his life were related to waters and rivers, such as his stories, fly fishing with his father and Paul, his mediation, and Paul’s death. So I think waters reminded him of his important moments in his life. So he said “I am haunted by waters.”

In the book the character I like the most is Norman. I think he is a very responsible person and he tries to take care of his brother. Also, he is a considerate person. Even though he does not like Jessie’s mother and brother, he is still polite to them .
The character I like the least is Neal. I think he is a selfish person who only cares about himself. He does whatever he wants and rude to people.

In terms of the major lesson we can take from this novel, I think it is about help. The major theme in the book is about giving helps to the person we think is in need. In the story, there are some people trying their best to help Paul live his life peacefully and happily. The story explains why the helps people need are not obtainable and why the helps people offer are not wanted. If the helpers and the people in need can understand the essence of the meaning of help, there will be a good chance to make a positive result of help.