Analysis Of The Boat Alistair Macleod

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Vanessa Benedetto The Boat The short story, “The Boat,” by Alistair MacLeod is written in first person. MacLeod writes about the life in Cape Breton from a boy’s point of view. The man remembers his childhood with his family on the wharf. From the way the man tells the story he gives the reader the impression that as a child he had a strong relationship with his father, and admired his selfless, hardworking actions. Clearly his father had more of an impact on his life because he talks more about his father. He shows less of an understanding of his mother’s life and her love for the sea, and her determination to not have anything to do with what was outside the wharf. His mother also has a lack of understanding why

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