The Boys In The Boat Analysis

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The Boys in the Boat, written by Daniel James Brown, portrays Joe Rantz and his crewmates battle for shining glory in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. However, glory isn’t the only goal in this battle as the underlining theme of good versus evil becomes more vivid and emphasized. Of the many themes in The Boys in the Boat, the battle of good and evil is boldly symbolized throughout, beginning with the traumatic childhood of Joe Rantz, the rivalry between California and Washington, uprising rebellious nature in Germany, and eventually the Olympic games itself. Although the quest revolves around rowing, it begins much earlier in the childhood of Joe Rantz.
As a child Joe was seemingly destined for failure as his loving mother had died from scarlet

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