Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the...
“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” With the grace and power of this line Norman Maclean begins his modern classic of fiction of the American West, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976). The...
Norman Fitzroy Maclean (23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa — 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American author and scholar most noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire...
Love and grace are the primary themes in Norman Maclean's novel, 'A River Runs Through It.' Love is indicated through the mention of family, the teachings of father to sons, and the love of God for creation. Grace is achieved by learning a teaching...
Once for instance, my father asked me a series of questions that suddenly made me wonder whether I understood even my father whom I felt closer to than any man I have ever known. "You like to tell true stories, don't you?" he asked,...
Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday compared attorneys to firefighters, telling a law school gathering that both have to jump into tough situations to contain problems.Roberts, who suffered a seizure earlier this summer, looked fit and energetic as he spoke to about 1,000 people at...
Discusses the life of Norman Maclean, author and narrator of A River Runs Through It. Describes how Norman Maclean's relationship with flyfishing is very similar to the relationship to one's religion. Provides examples of how flyfishing is a religion to the Macleans.
