The list for uses of knots and sailing lore seems endless; from the countless uses on the
             armed forces; to the boys scouts, knots have many uses. They are used for protection, in
             the event of an emergency; security, to keep sailors and others safe on sea; and they are
             always a symbol of trust, because they can be relayed upon in any case. This list for knots
             and sailing lore it seems is always expanding, case in point for literary review and
             examples. The use of knots and lore in The Shipping News serves as an effective tool to
             both summarize and foreshadow the meaning and purpose of a chapter. These knots and
             lore simplify the particular section of Quoyle's life into one or two sentences.
             The first chapter seems to summarize the initial character of Quoyle flawlessly.
             Quoyle begins this book "A flemsih flake..a spiral coil of one layer only...made on deck so
             that it may be walked on if necessary" The second paragraph clearly states that he
             survived childhood, stumbled through his twenties and into his thirties. Proulx's diction
             illustrates that he did not soar throughout life, but merely struggled and barely passed it
             by. Proulx could have said any number of things expressing Quoyle going through life, he
             could have "passed" childhood and "made it" through his twenties and thirties. But the
             words that Proulx whose seem to have a deeper meaning. Proulx intended to show that
             Quoyle never really changed from childhood to adult. He still was dealing with the same
             demons and still resolving issues he had formed while he was of a low age.
             Later on in the book Proulx uses the sailor lore of "Cast Away", simply writing
             "Cast Away, to be forced from a ship by a disaster" Once again this one line sentence
             seems to summarize the entire life of Quoyle during the fourth chapter.
             Quoyle's life during this chapter is comple
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