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Deliverance: The Passing Of The Torch - College Paper

Deliverance: The Passing Of The Torch

In the novel Deliverance, by James Dickey, the themes of man and
his mind set are pondered upon many times. The theme "the passing of the
torch" seemed to stand out in my mind more and more as the novel concluded.
Throughout the novel, three of the characters seemed to rely on the fourth
character quite a bit, the hero of the day. Though, towards the end of the
novel, their hero of the day had fallen out of the "game," as Lewis called
it, when they needed him most. This situation proposed the scene for which
the passing of the torch from the fallen hero to the newly risen, soon-to
be-hero, took place.
Before the four men left on their camping trip, Ed said "I liked
Lewis; I could feel ...

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was because he had Lewis to back him up. It also seemed
that Ed was somewhat jealous of Lewis. Ed was jealous because of Lewis'
ability to do whatever he wanted, his willingness and ability to deal with
the outdoors, and Lewis' body build. Drew and Bobby also seemed to rely on
Lewis quite a bit, but not even as close to as much Ed did. They were able
to say "no" at first when the idea of the trip came up, although, later
they were talked into it. Whereas with Ed, he found himself saying "yes"
right from the get go. It was not until later, when Lewis picked him up,
that Ed had second thoughts about the trip. However, even after having
second thoughts, Ed was able to reason that with Lewis there, he would be
okay.
On the second day of the trip, the four men came upon two "mountain
men" who performed sodomy on Bobby. Lewis came and killed one of the men.
However, one them got away. Later that day, the four men were heading down
the river. Drew was presumably shot, ...

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Added: 8/6/2006 11:40:46 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
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