The Boat

by

Alistair MacLeod

The Boat

As the titular object of the story, the boat (aka the Jenny Lynn) is key to understanding everything that happens to the narrator and his family. Perhaps above all, the boat represents tradition. On…

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Books

Practically every object the narrator’s father owns carries symbolic significance, from his rubber boots (which represent his hardiness in life and so which are missing in death) to his radio (which connects him to the…

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