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Sample essay prompt: "What is Maclean saying about helpfulness? Which character is most helpful? What does it mean to be helpful?"

Throughout __A River Runs Through It__, Maclean obtains a spiritual perspective of helpfulness. In his own father's words he tells how "help is giving a part of yourself to somebody who comes to accept it willingly and needs it badly." Although Norman always seems to be thinking about (and attempting to) help Paul, Norman appears to gain much more out of their fishing rituals than his ill-fated brother.