Main Characters
1. John Duncan: He was poor man, oneday he got a job making chemical paint.
2. Christine: Shi is john`s daughter. She was in love with simon who she eventually married.
3. Simon: He was a journalist who got married to Christine.
Setting
The river was near the expressway by john`s factory. The company released chemical paint to the river where many seals and wildlife.
Summary
A poor man without an occupation lived only with his daughter and son because his wife had passed away. There lives changed when he found a new job, but he realized that company`s factory was polluting the water. John`s daughter got marrided to Simon. Oneday Simon, Christine, and some friends went to a water pipe factoryby ship. However, Christen fell over board and she drank a lot of river water. At the time she was a pregnat. John`scompany held a safety meeting they told them that the palluted water was secret, but he let out the secret so he was dismiss edrfrom his job. John was anxious for Christine`s baby but it was born healthy.