water+river

=Symbolism of water / river in 'Triage'.= page 13 - 'the river lay black before him'. The river is as black as the night around him, black is the colour of darkness, death and sorrow.

page 13 'the inastant when the current caught him, the interminable, slow-motion of both sorrow and relief at his own helplessness'. When Mark is taken by the river he feels helpless and he feels relief at being helpless and as well as feeling sorrow that he can't help himself.

page 35 -'soft rain falling from a leaden sky' this depicts Mark's mood, he is feeling unhappy and this is reflected in the weather. 'Soft rain' is showing that it is quite peaceful at the moment but the storm is yet to come.

page 207 - 'he wanted to remember the river, the other river, just the way: swollen, impassable, a current that would sweep a man down in an instant'. A river is foreboding, and dangerous to anybody that wishes to cross it. Mark wants to remember the other river, he doesn't want to forget.

page 234 - 'he wathched the flowers drift away, floating placidly through the grove' The river at the end appears calm and is gently taking the flowers away, taking part of Mark's memories away, floating until they can't be remembered anymore.

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