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Papers On Canadian Literature
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Cyberpunk Lit: “Neuromancer”
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This 4 page paper discusses the science fiction/cyberpunk novel “Neuromancer.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVcybneu.rtf
David Adams Richards/Nights Below Station Street
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A 3 page essay that discusses Richards' narrative writing style in his novel Nights Below Station Street. The writer argues that Richards' story reads more like a screenplay for a movie rather than a traditional novel. The reader takes the role of the camera, seeing the action from a detached point of view. This detached viewpoint emphasizes the overall tone of the work, which is one of alienation, resignation and struggle. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khnibess.rtf
Death and "The Stone Angel"
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A 7 page discussion of the theme of death as it is found in Margaret Laurence's "The Stone Angel". Laurence used writing as a tool to work through her pain. With her writing she could create an imaginary world that was, at least on the surface, free of the real life trauma that she was experiencing at any one time in her life. The result of her literary endeavor was phenomenal but even it revolved to a degree around the theme of death. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPstoneA.rtf
Dunstan Ramsay's Obsessions
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This 9 page paper examines the protagonist in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business and his obsessions. Dunstan's obsessions are saints in addition to two people in his life. The story, by a Canadian writer, takes place early in the twentieth century and involves one event that ties several lives together forever. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA4215th.rtf
Eric Newby and Karen Connelly
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An 8 page paper which examines the theme or heroism in Eric Newby’s “A Short Walk in the Hindi Kush” and Karen Connelly’s “Touch the Dragon.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAhkuck.rtf
Ethel Wilson's Swamp Angel : Sense of Place
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In 5 pages, the author discusses the way in which sense of place was developed in "Swamp Angel" by Ethel Wilson. No other sources are cited.
Filename: PCewsa.doc
Farley Mowat's 'Never Cry Wolf'
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This 5 page essay discusses Farley Mowat's book, published in 1963, and based on an official survey by the Canadian Wildlife Service that was designed to study the impact of on the caribou population through a close study of their lives. The book underscores the fact that humans can only gain knowledge and awareness of nature by living as an intimate part of the environment. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Dontwolf.wps
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