Gene compares the two rivers; the Naguamsett River being the "ugly,
saline, fringed with marsh, mud and seaweed," and Devon being "fresh-water above the
dam."Also, when Gene fell into the Naguamsett River and had to take a shower, he said, " I had
taken a shower to wash off the sticky salt of the Naguamsett River -- going into the Devon
River was like taking a refreshing shower itself, you never had to clean up after it, but the
Naguamsett River was something else entirely." He was trying to make it seem like he was
infected with the filth, which represented the war and wanted to clean him so he could keep his
innocence and peace. Therefore, these two rivers helped readers get to know two things:
Gene's thoughts on the war and how the war touched Devon and Europe.
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nted Europe where the war was taking
but metaphors and symbols are there to help the reader see the conflict from the outside.
Secondly, The Winter Carnival was created as a celebration in the depressing weather; the
All of these topics relate to someone or something in the novel. They also help the reader
with no one to depend on. The ball is the challenge, and some of the boys even refuse the ball,
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