Crow Lake

The central conflict in Crow Lake is internal within Kate as she struggles over the best path toward self-fulfillment. The secondary conflict is between family coherence and the social and economic...

In the novel Crow Lake by Mary Lawson, the exposition is when Kate talks about her grandma and siblings, the initial incident is the death of their parents, the rising action includes Matt’s...

Crow Lake demonstrates the way that the past trauma can shape whom people become as adults by juxtaposing Matt and Kate's reactions to the sudden death of their parents with their present-day lives....

In Crow Lake, guilt profoundly affects the Morrison siblings after their parents' death. Luke sacrifices his college scholarship out of guilt, allowing Matt to pursue education. Kate feels guilty for...

Examples of guilt in Crow Lake include Kate's guilt that she is able to study zoology, while her brother Matt is not. The children's Aunt Annie feels guilty for not being able to take care of them...

It is evident, based on the experiences of the Morrison siblings, that the past can have a profound effect on whom people become as adults, whether through changed circumstances or broken...

Kate is racked by guilt throughout Crow Lake. This stems from her unease at what she sees as taking advantage of an opportunity—namely, going to college—that her brothers Luke and Matt turned down.

Mary Lawson's Crow Lake can be interpreted through a feminist lens by examining its portrayal of patriarchal social structures and women's roles. While the Pye family's oppressive patriarch...

It is easy to imagine that if the children had been separated as Aunt Annie had arranged in Crow Lake, things would have been more difficult for the younger children but easier in some ways for the...