W ha t is th e fu nctio n ( b oth li te ra l a nd s ym boli c ) a nd th e im porta nce o f th e M is sis sip pi R iv e r? E xa m ple s w ould b e n ic e C ha pte rs , q uo te s, p age n um ...

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W ha t is th e fu nctio n ( b oth li te ra l a nd s ym boli c ) a nd th e im porta nce o f th e M is sis sip pi R iv e r? E xa m ple s w ould b e n ic e
C ha pte rs , q uo te s, p age n um bers , ju st a nyth in g r e ally th a t s up ports y o ur a nsw er
T he M is sis sip pi R iv e r is c e ntr a l to th e e ntir e b ook, b oth fig ura tiv e ly a nd li te ra lly . A nd m any w rite rs h a ve u se d th e r iv e r th is
w ay. O ne e xa m ple is
Heart o f D ark n ess
, b y J o se ph C onra d.
R iv e rs a re o fte n s ym bols o f jo urn e ys , w ith g ood r e aso n, s in ce u ntil m odern tim es, th a t w as o fte n th e b est w ay...
S olu tio n
T he M is sis sip pi R iv e r is c e ntr a l to th e e ntir e b ook, b oth fig ura tiv e ly a nd li te ra lly . A nd m any w rite rs h a ve u se d th e r iv e r th is
w ay. O ne e xa m ple is
Heart o f D ark n ess
, b y J o se ph C onra d.
R iv e rs a re o fte n s ym bols o f jo urn e ys , w ith g ood r e aso n, s in ce u ntil m odern tim es, th a t w as o fte n th e b est w ay to g et fr o m
o ne p la ce to a no th e r. S om etim es th e r iv e r is a s ym bol o f o ur jo urn e y th ro ug h o ur li v e s.
S om etim es th e r iv e r is a s ym bol o f a h urd le w e m ust o ve rc o m e. T ha t is w he re w e g et e xp re ssio ns s uch a s " I'll c ro ss th a t
b rid ge w he n I c o m e to it," a nd li n e s in o ld fo lk s o ng s s uch a s, " O ne m ore r iv e r to c ro ss." In fa ct, th a t li n e is fr o m a n o ld
g osp el s o ng , a nd h a s a r e li g io us m eanin