Identify a symbolic object or event in the story "the third bank of the river" and explain its symbolic meaning. (possible symbols include the boat, the river, the third bank, the father's self-exile.) explain the purpose of symbolism in the story and describe its impact on the work as a whole. *

Not sure about specific objects, but the symbolic purpose is to indistinctly reference aspects of feeling within the story(in this case).

"It's shadow slide across the water like a crocodile long and quiet." I think it means that Papa may never come back or he may come back. I think that the whole point of papa going away in the boat was to think for himself give himself a reason for family.

the following what exactly?