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    How can you implement tradition while remaining original? Many authors have been stuck inside this metaphorical box‚ and often do not know how they will escape. “Survival” by Margaret Atwood describes what seems to be the traditions of Canadian literature. When it comes to showing said traditions‚ “The Painted Door” and “Travel Piece” shows the traits “Survival” describes‚ but they manage to execute them in their own unique way. Both pieces of literature use negative events to advance their stories

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    short story quite like Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood. As a matter of fact‚ a good amount of my peers and I have become baffled on whether or not to even refer to it as a legitimate story. It is divided into four parts‚ each giving a very frank and emotionless set of love scenarios. She purely tells it like it is; simply fact-based and stoic without any sort of feeling whatsoever. One thing leads to another‚ and that is that. Overall‚ the language that Atwood uses in Happy Endings is very blunt and

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    by the truth? Are you ready to see yourself from their perspective? In this literary story “A Low Art” by Margaret Atwood‚ is about retelling Homer’s novel – The Odyssey but from Penelope’s perspective. Penelope is the faithful‚ patient‚ considerate‚ devoted and loving wife of Odysseus. Odysseus was described in the excerpt as tricky and liar‚ how great he is to

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    Margaret Atwood’s portrayal of the sirens is that they are irresistible and liars. Homer’s portrayal of the sirens is that they are evil‚ seductive creatures. In her poem‚ Atwood begins her poem with a warning to inform her audience about how powerful and scheming these creatures truly are with their "...song that forces men to leap overboard in squadrons even though they see the beached skull..." Here‚ she incorporates imagery to prove to her audience how irresistible and dangerous the sirens

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    This quotation was taken from Margaret Atwood’s story‚ "Homelanding." This story recounts many aspects of human existence from an outside view‚ as if it was being told to an alien race. This story tells about human appearance‚ sex (both difference and the act of)‚ sunbathing‚ sleeping‚ death‚ and many other human functions in a scientific way. This story takes a step away from the normal way of describing these objects. For example‚ Margaret Atwood talks about eating and describes it by saying "I

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    Margaret Atwood‚ well known for her illustrious enhancement of Canadian Literature‚ claims what distinguishes Canadian writing from the American or European writing is the theme of survival Canadians have experienced. Now‚ with people from all over the world immigrating to Canada there is a struggle to survive through the preservation of their cultures while living in one that is dominantly English and French. There is tension between the English‚ French‚ First Nations and many other cultures that

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    Endings” by Margaret Atwood‚ she describes five different scenarios in which a man‚ John‚ and a woman‚ Mary have different lives and situations in each one. Each story is described and then always ended the same. The characters are happy and then they die. Atwood makes this point when she says‚ “John and Mary will die. John and Mary will die. John and Mary will die.” Using this method of repetition gives the reader thoughts about each scenario on its own. Throughout the scenarios‚ Atwood is very curt

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    Happy Endings May 8‚ 2013 In the short story Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood the author displays how plot can affect characterization‚ or the reader’s perceptions of characters‚ by showing several different scenarios using the same characters but different plot lines. For example‚ plot B‚ although it uses the same characters‚ creates very different perceptions of those characters than the ones created in plot A. In plot A‚ John and Mary appear to be in love‚ and they appear to be happy. The plot

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    we tend to focus on.  Culture affects growing up‚ race‚ gender‚ class‚ family and language. Canadian Culture and Identity  What does Canada mean to you?  Hockey.  Maple syrup.  Tim Horton’s.  4 seasons  Groups of 7  Snow.  Margaret Atwood  Understand your culture is important in understanding other cultures.  Canada is a multicultural country.  Literature is used to define a culture.  It is easier to explain what we are not than what we are.  Hard to define a culture

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    Writing Task C Rationale I chose to write an extra chapter for the book ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood. This book is about the Republic of Gilead‚ a dictatorship‚ where most women are infertile due to nuclear waste. The few fertile women become ‘Handmaids’‚ birth-mothers for the upper-class. The main character is Offred‚ who became a Handmaid after attempting to escape Gilead with her daughter and husband‚ Luke. She was separated from them became a Handmaid in the house of the

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