The Symbolism of Death in Alistair McLeod’s "The Lost Salt Gift of Blood"

In Alistair McLeod's short story collection "The Lost Salt Blood Gift", death seems to be a constant friends. In this collection of short stories, death is important and even iconic things. It is important because it affects relationships among people, even leads to freedom and even has the ability to foresee the future through the deaths of animals and the imminent death of others. "In the fall" The first story consists of the death of two people, the death of one horse and the death of a chicken. Both have very different influences on people.

"Gift of lost salt and blood", "Return", "Gift of gold gold" has many similarities in the structure of the theme and the story. The most obvious similarities between the three are their family factors and the sacrifice of these families. In "Lost Salt Blood Gift", the hero sacrificed the opportunity to build a relationship with his son, so the boy was able to live with the only family he knew, grandparents. The narrator did not draw him from the life of Saint John to the big city, but did not reveal the parent-child relationship with his son so that he could live a happy life with his grandparents . "Thank you", the woman said.

I know the meaning of myself, but thank you. '' ("The gift of lost salt and blood", p. "Return" and "gift of golden gold" are more similar than deciding not to bring children. If the children provide a larger (or possibly different) opportunity, in the "Golden Golden Gift" the parent's parents will move from Kentucky to North America and even if their parents enter foreign country the children will have better educational opportunities You will get. The environment, sometimes at the expense of dignity, has moved from Cape Breton to Montreal, for the same reason as mentioned above. There are many symbols and aspects in the plot, but since it is not clearly stated in all three stories, I think it is necessary to read the story several times before understanding.