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Papers On Canadian Literature
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Margaret Atwood: Short Stories
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An 8 page paper which examines the short stories of
Margaret Atwood as it relates to her work as a writer. The paper considers whether she is
considered a short story writer, how she does as a short story writer, and what the
reaction of the public is regarding her short stories. The paper focuses on her collection of
short stories titled "Dancing Girls" in determining her fame and worth as a short story
writer. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAmrgatw.rtf
Michael Ondaatje’s “In the Skin of a Lion”
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A 10 page paper which examines man’s
need to understand their environment as presented in Michael Ondaatje’s novel “In the
Skin of a Lion.” The work is examined in light of a comment by Northrop Frye. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAondaa.rtf
Michael Ondaatje’s “The English Patient” and Why Almasy Paints
Katherine’s Face in the Cave of Swimmers
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This 5 page report
discusses Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The
English Patient.” It is a passionate story of war, love and
memory was both mysterious and disturbing. But the incident in
which Almasy paints Katherine’s face in the cave of swimmers
carries a number of deeper meanings than simple grief over her
death. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWkatpnt.wps
Mordecai Richler’s Satire -- “Cocksure” and “Solomon Gursky Was
Here”
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This 6 page report discusses two of Richler’s most
satirical works. Mortimer Lucas Griffin of Cocksure finds himself
in the position of having to worry about the fact that he is not
Jewish. To his eternal embarrassment he is Anglo-Saxon, Anglican,
apolitical, and Canadian. The characters of Solomon Gursky was
Here are all caught up in the world of the Gurskys a family which
has been involved in every significant historical event in
Canadian history. Richler has been described as “Canada's Philip
Roth” – writing about politics and ethnic differences with
irreverence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWmordci.wps
Morgenthau on Canadian Foreign Policy
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A 12 page research paper that investigates how the political theories of Hans J. Morgenthau, which were outlined in his book Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, could be applied in understanding Canadian foreign policy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 99morgen.wps
NECESSARY LIES: EVA STACHNIAK
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This 5 page paper analyzes the work Necessary LIes by Eva Stachniak in light of the psychology of affairs and infidelity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBlies.rtf
Pain and Suffering in “Obasan” by Joy Kogawa
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A 5 page paper which examines
how humans often inflict pain and suffering on others as seen in Joy Kogawa’s novel
“Obasan.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAobasan.rtf
Political Pressure in MacLennan’s “Barometer Rising”
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A five page paper looking at this seminal Canadian work by Hugh MacLennan, set against the backdrop of the Halifax explosion of 1917. The paper discusses MacLennan’s feeling that if all factions of Canadian society could be brought to place their primary allegiance in Canada rather than their own small special interest groups, this superhuman effort would serve as a model for healing the rifts that had caused two European world wars. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: KBbarom.wps
Portrayal of Native Americans in Brian Moore's "Black Robe"
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A 6 page paper which examines what characteristics the author emphasizes in a consideration of the overall tone of their portrayal. Bibliography lists
3 sources.
Filename: TGbmrobe.wps
Race in Michael Ondaatje’s “Coming Through Slaughter”
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A 5 page paper which
examines the issue of race in Michael Ondaatje’s novel “Coming Through Slaughter.”
Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAondtj.rtf
Robert Kroetsch And Canadian Prairie Literature
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Robert Kroetsch is a
Canadian novelist and poet of the twentieth century. He is a
postmodernist writer of the prairie who embues his writing with irony as
well as the realism of life lived close to nature. This 5 page paper
asserts that Robert Kroetsch combines the garrison mentality with a
postmodern outlook in his poem, Seed Catalogue. Bibliography lists 3
sources.
Filename: KTkrtsch.wps
