The author lous Lowry wanted you to understand the meaning of the river is

The river forms a border of the community before continuing on to Elsewhere. As a border, the river comes to symbolize escape, crossing the river means leaving the community. Because it takes the life of the four-year-old Caleb, the river also symbolizes the danger inherent in that escape.

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i believe that one is charlie,my friend

breathe, think and analyze the situation, pull them aside and talk to them about it