“The Boat Found” by Alice Munro is the story of five teenagers who learn to explore and have a sense of freedom after finding a boat beached after a flood. The boat becomes a common ground used between the characters to become closer friends and explore things in the world around them. This boat they find gives these kids a new form of freedom and they accept it. When the boat was initially found by the girls, the boys didn't see it at first, after finding it they become closer friends and this newfound friendship takes the teenagers on an adventure. Not only do they find a boat and repair it, but they also use this boat to guide them into new territory with the opposite sex. This boat gives them the freedom to do so. “The Found Boat” by Alice Munro is told in the third person, mainly because you are only aware of some of the characters' thoughts and feelings. Even though there are multiple characters used in this story, the girls seem to be the two characters that the story revolves around the most. The characters in "The Found Boat" are Eva, Ca...