meaning of the short story “A Secret Lost in the Water by Roch Carrier is that we don’t appreciate our parents enough in what they are trying to teach us. While going through school and growing up‚ we tend to forget the lessons our parents and families have taught us. So‚ when we get to be an adult‚ a lot of our memories of our younger years have slipped our minds. Towards the end of the story‚ a farmer shows the boy the same alder branch his father had used to find water under the ground‚ and when
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The story “A Secret Lost in the Water” by Roch Carrier‚ is about the importance of valuing something before it is lost. I would recommend this story to others because it conveys a strong reverence for nature on a spiritual level‚ it teaches the reader to value their elders and appreciate the wisdom and knowledge they pass down‚ and it treasures the relationship between a father and his son. “A Secret Lost in the Water” should definitely be read by others because it conveys a strong spiritual veneration
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When his father called him to the bushes. Rising Actions: The father shows his son how to find water using an alder branch. The son never really thought about the lesson. He then moves on with his life by getting married‚ having children and travelling. Climax: The climax is when it the story says “T he alder stayed motionless in my hands and the water beneath the earth refused to sing.” Because we knew he lost the gift at that point. Conclusion: When the narrator tried to put their father’s teaching in action
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“A Secret Lost in the Water” p. 104 1. The father is able to locate underground water sources by using a forked alder branch. 2. The father seems to think that formal education is not as useful as the information he can pass to his son. This is evident in the following quotations: “After I started going to school my father scarcely talked any more” (p. 104) “my father had little skill for it (spelling) ... and was convinced I was no longer interested in hearing him
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Secret Lost in the Water ELA 20-1 What is there to be said for progress and evolution generation to generation? Have we yet found the balance of continuing legacy versus excelling in a new generation through advancement and straying from tradition? Every parent has the desire to pass along their heritage and to raise their child the way they were raised. However‚ there is something to be said for giving children the room they need to grow into their own people so they can make their own individual
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The memoirs‚ Keeper’n Me and A Secret Lost in the Water are reflections of an Indigenous childhood. However‚ each memoir focuses on a different example. For example‚ Keeper’n Me focuses on discrimination and the loss and gain of cultural identity. Whereas‚ A Secret lost in the Water focuses on a personal conflict. The characters in both memoirs are Indigenous men‚ reflecting back to their childhood experiences and observing the consequences of their choices and fate. Both men‚ however‚ have a
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The short story “A secret lost in the water“written by Roch Carrier‚ holds a deeper meaning to it‚ than one can skim through and see. After carefully reading the story‚ I believe the theme of this short story is the significance of the water. As the story progresses‚ we find the talent that the narrator states that only his father mastered‚ focused on finding water‚ by using a mere alder branch. When the father passes this talent or gift to his disengaged son‚ as the son grows old the son forgets
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The Case of the untouchable water carrier Introduction: The caste system was and continues to be a terrible reality for people in Europe and Asia. Even though it is not as prominent now as it was before it was abolished‚ it still affects many people all around the world. To be born into a status‚ one that you can never leave or outlive is a great tragedy. How does one come to terms with knowing that a choice was never an option? It doesn’t matter if all the laws changed today‚ the fact remains
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“The Water Carriers” by Michael William‚ directed by Tom Marion was a theatrical production in York College‚ their opening performance was on March 24‚ 2017. The play starts out with about eight characters on stage ‚ all of these characters paid to get transported to a different country . All these people have a history behind them that’s caused them to leave their homes . During this long journey they face many issues like having no water and even thinking that no one was going to get them . To
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Whether it’s our looks‚ our weight‚ or where we come from‚ society changes the way we think about ourselves. We compare each other to unrealistic wants and aren’t considered thankful for what we already have. The memoirs "Keeper ’N Me" and "the Secret in the Water"‚ are example stories of not accepting who you are because of society. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the two memoirs similarities. The three main similarities are the characters‚ the plot‚ and the voice used. The most
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