Where did all the Water Come from? How Water Crosses Boundaries in Thomas King’s Green Grass, Running Water

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Authors

ŠALAMOUN Jiří

Year of publication 2012
Type Chapter of a book
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description Much of Thomas King scholarship focuses on his ability to motivate readers to cross boundaries (Ridington) and revise their opinions (Justice). However, while most scholars analyse individual textual strategies employed by King (Dvorak), this paper applies the topic related approach and examines how King uses the element of water to unify many of his textual strategies into a more powerful flow. The paper summarises my close reading of those parts of King's Green Grass, Running Water where the element of water is used to bridge gaps between individual characters, generations, and races. Hence, the paper discusses how water helps the characters of the novel to reconcile with their past, resume their lost roles within their families, and enhances their future lives by solving their current problems. By discussing the capabilities of water which incite the novel's characters to reconnect with each other and cross boundaries together, the paper fills up a lacuna in contemporary King scholarship and amends a gap in native literary research.

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