I really love the double meaning of "the river" as a physcal place they went when they were young, and also figuratively as belief in how good things would always be, as compared to the earth (reality) where all the things they thought were so important disappeared.
Then when he tries to go back, the river is dry, reality has over taken them.
They try to act like they don't care or remember, but they do, and they can never go back. Echos of Thoreau "most men lead lives of quiet desperation".
Wonderful deep meaning-good lesson for young folks today to be careful with thier youth.
I really love the double meaning of "the river" as a physcal place they went when they were young, and also figuratively as belief in how good things would always be, as compared to the earth (reality) where all the things they thought were so important disappeared.
Then when he tries to go back, the river is dry, reality has over taken them.
They try to act like they don't care or remember, but they do, and they can never go back. Echos of Thoreau "most men lead lives of quiet desperation".
Wonderful deep meaning-good lesson for young folks today to be careful with thier youth.
IMHO