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"The Third Bank of the River" was published in 1962 in Brazil.

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What topics or ideas did we specifically study with this text? 

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What topics or ideas did we specifically study with this text? 

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Magical Realism

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The theme of "the third bank of the river" is how times go by quickly and it can be sad .

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What cultural influences are present in the text?

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What cultural influences are present in the text?

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Regionalism - A linguistic feature peculiar to a particular region and not part of the standard language of a country

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Born in Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, he used to be doctor, a Brazilian diplomat, and then a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters which is evident in the way he tells his stories with such precision and clarity allowing you to really understand what is occuring

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"The Third Bank of the River" is about a father who alienates himself from his village to live on a boat in the middle of a river.

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Overarching idea: Abandonment & Acceptance

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Overarching idea: Abandonment & Acceptance

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When fathers abandon their children, it causes a lot of trauma for their kids. In the story, he never really accepts the fact that the father has left and he always tries to go and see him for years and years on end while everyone else accepts it. The son on the other hand becomes depressed as a fatherless child.

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The Son

The Father

The Mother

The Sibling(s)

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A river near the father's home, in a small boat.

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the son was feeling like this

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Isolation- The father without explaining anything to anyone, got on a boat and isolated himself on the river, never returning back

Symbolism- The river symbolizes isolation, mystery, and the fathers choice to stay on the river. The canoe symbolizes the father’s journey

Family Disintegration- The father absence breaks the family apart. Overtime each family member left the house one by one.