Saints At The River Essay

Danielle Lubin
8/17/11
Prompt #3

The most interesting part of the novel, Saints at the River, were the ethical dilemmas presented to each individual character. The ethical dilemmas reflected on their roles in society, parts they play in the novel, and as individuals. apiece character had both(prenominal) sort of an opinion, however; while some were passionate and relentless about theirs, others were vacillating from one cheek to the other throughout the entire novel. Clearly the main finale to be made was whether to disturb the rivers natural allege and violate the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1978 to take off Ruths be out of the encircling rapids of the Tamassee River or to leave it alone. Although there seems to be only two sides, there are many conflicting opinions within the seemingly simplistic viewpoints. The nature extremists in the novel, such as Luke Miller and his lap of followers, will just about risk their jazzs to protect the Tamassee. They live by that river same a true Catholic lives by The Bible. They think that if the parents are allowed to bring in dams and such to pause the natural state of the river in order to collect their female childs remains, it would not only violate the law yet also set a precedent that would then receive more than exceptions for the river to be disturbed.



As much as Luke claims he give cares about the rivers state of being, it seems that hes more worried about the actual principle of it and the fear of proximo disturbances of the Tamassee. Ruths parents, Ellen and Herb Kowalsky, obviously did not care at all about the laws they would violate, they were miserable over the spill of their daughter and were willing to fight endlessly to get her body out and give her a proper burial. The local farmers like Maggies dad, cousins, and friends, were not clear on the side they were on. They mat up bad for the Kowalskys and were sick of being told what they could and couldnt touch, when or how they could cut down trees and other restricting...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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