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The conflict in this story never comes to an end. The son may never know how his father found the water because he was too busy with the new way of doing things. Like today, the new generation may never learn how the old generation did things because they think it's irrelevant.
The conclusion is when the farmer directly tells us the conflict between the young generation and the old generation or the message, "nowadays fathers can't pass anything on to the next generation.".
Student D
Another theme is that formal education is important but so are the lessons and knowledge we gain from the wisdom of others.
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In the story when the son finds water with the alder branch, this can be explained by the method of dowsing.
Student D
Dowsing- A technique for searching for underground water, minerals, or anything invisible, by observing the motion of a pointer (traditionally a forked stick, now often paired bent wires).
Also known as 'Well-witching'.
- the father thinks that the son might think of him as useless and so teaches him how he makes a living
- the father teaches his son how to dowse
- the son decides to not utilize his gift to make a living (like his father) and becomes a writer instead
The setting is connected with the conflict, because the events take place in a village surrounded by farms where water is necessary. The story would most likely change if the setting was because if it were a city like Vancouver there would be no need for anyone to have the "gift".
Setting: A small Village where everyone knows one another.
Conflict: Person vs Self. The sons decision to not adhere the gift.
The climax occurs when the son realizes that he doesn't know how to use his father's gift anymore. This is the climax because the theme is presented.
The two main characters (Father and Son) and a conflict is introduced.
The mood is upsetting and troubling. The atmosphere is happy and cheery
The story takes place in a small community village where everyone knows each other. The story takes place during key events in the sons life that are relevant to deliver the author's message.
The conflict initiates when the son realizes he doesn't know how to dowse anymore. This is the appropriate initiating incident because the conflict isn't clear until then and the conflict may not ever end.
The motivations the young boy has to help continue his successful path of being intelligent in his academics in school are:
His mother, because she s the person who seemed to have a bigger role in the family, making the son want to be like her.
We recommend it to the younger crowd because they can relate to the boy and why he chose not to take his father's path. For example: growing up your parents may teach you the many things they know of their professions but you may grow bored of these teachings and want to choose another path.
The Y shaped alder branch symbolized the two paths the young boy can take, either his mother's or father's.
His father, because as the boy grew older he realizes that his father played a vital role in the family, bigger than his mother and wants to be like him, but not through dowsing, but through writing.
Tells the reader that the protagonist has two choices, which leads to two different conclusions of the plot.
"Beneath my clenched fingers the alder was
wriggling like a small, frightened snake."
Tells the reader about the importance of the father's teachings of the skill dowsing to the young boy and how it actually works and is worth learning.
The conflict is between the young boy and himself.
The young boy struggles with his own conscience, when he realizes he no longer has the ability to dowse anymore.
The point of view affects the story because it:
a) It changes the reader's perception on
a character's life that they are focusing on.
b) It also changes characters who's life is not being observed closely, but examined at a third person point of view.
Physically: He is short and young.
Mentally: He is knowledgeable with
school related things such as spelling
Emotionally: He is regretful as he grows older, but is also loving and looks up to his father in times of desperate trouble.
Roch Carrier was born in Sainte Justine, Quebec on May 13th 1937.
His inspiration for this story is issues between family when it comes to taking on tradition.
Roch Carrier in 2006