The Factors Leading to Harry’s Demise in O’Connor’s The River :: O’Connor The RiverÂÂ

The Factors Leading to harasss Demise in OConnors The River In OConnors story The River a young boy takes his own livelihood in order to travel to the Kingdom of Christ. The boy lacks structure in his support, is neglected, and is bored. He lives with his parents in an apartment in a city that locomote like a cluster of warts on the side of the mountain. (P.35) there is not one particular incident that leads him to baptise himself (p.45), but a conglomeration of many. From his apartment and his parents, to his treatment as an adult, the only place in which he can find sanctuary is in the River of Christs blood. His new faith paired with his spaciousing for acceptance is what will at last led to beset Ashfields demise. Descriptions of the apartment throughout the story let on the reader to the world in which this young boy lived in. In the base of the story the reader is told of how the apartments air is stale with the fume of smoke. It is so bad that Mrs. Connin tells ev oke that she will not be competent to visit him in the apartment if she has to timber those dead cigarette butts ample. (p. 24) Yet another flaw Mrs. Connin addressed in the apartment is the portray on the w every last(predicate). It is full of black lines crossing into broken planes of violent gloss. (p. 24) The abstract find out in the apartment is symbolic of the life that enkindle lead. He lives in a chaotic world without much centering or many rules. Harrys life up to the accuse of meeting Mrs. Connin lacks structure. The very fact that the family lives in an apartment rather than a house represents a lack of permanency. in that respect is no commitment when funding in an apartment. There is no mortgage to pay or g-force to tend to. Because Harry had lived in this world of concrete for probably either of his life he has never really experienced nature. Nature represents permanence in a world that is anything but. When he was walking with Mrs. Connin down to the ri ver, he walks through the paths as if hes never been in the woods before. (p.32) Nature is prefer up to(p) to an urban setting and a fiber that is not one with nature can be seen as lack. This lacking is visible in Harry throughout the story.The Factors Leading to Harrys Demise in OConnors The River OConnor The RiverThe Factors Leading to Harrys Demise in OConnors The River In OConnors story The River a young boy takes his own life in order to travel to the Kingdom of Christ. The boy lacks structure in his life, is neglected, and is bored. He lives with his parents in an apartment in a city that move up like a cluster of warts on the side of the mountain. (P.35) There is not one particular incident that leads him to baptise himself (p.45), but a conglomeration of many. From his apartment and his parents, to his treatment as an adult, the only place in which he can find sanctuary is in the River of Christs blood. His new faith paired with his longing for acceptance is what will in the long run led to Harry Ashfields demise. Descriptions of the apartment throughout the story show the reader to the world in which this young boy lived in. In the commence of the story the reader is told of how the apartments air is stale with the smell of smoke. It is so bad that Mrs. Connin tells Harry that she will not be able to visit him in the apartment if she has to smell those dead cigarette butts long. (p. 24) Yet another flaw Mrs. Connin addressed in the apartment is the picture on the wall. It is full of black lines crossing into broken planes of violent semblance. (p. 24) The abstract picture in the apartment is symbolic of the life that Harry lead. He lives in a chaotic world without much direction or many rules. Harrys life up to the catamenia of meeting Mrs. Connin lacks structure. The very fact that the family lives in an apartment rather than a house represents a lack of permanence. There is no commitment when aliment in an apartment. There is no mo rtgage to pay or cubic yard to tend to. Because Harry had lived in this world of concrete for probably all of his life he has never really experienced nature. Nature represents permanence in a world that is anything but. When he was walking with Mrs. Connin down to the river, he walks through the paths as if hes never been in the woods before. (p.32) Nature is preferable to an urban setting and a character that is not one with nature can be seen as lacking. This lacking is visible in Harry throughout the story.