Canadian Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of of the Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (1572 words, 7 pages)

The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence is a heart-warming story of aninety year old woman who is nearing death and who has very little to lookback on with pride. Her life had been ruled by her concern of outwardappearances and manners. Although she often felt love and happiness, sherefused to ... Read More

The Theme of Natural Elements and Animals on Most of the Canadian Authors (1034 words, 2 pages)

A lot of great Canadian authors base their books on the prairie or land and its inhabitants. Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso is a wonderful example of this. Throughout the novel, many references are made to natural elements and also animals. Three very noticeable references could be picked out. These ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Civilization in Friend Od My Mouth by Alice Munro (896 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the myriad of cultures on our planet, we find different and sometimes opposing beliefs defining the values of an ideal citizen. Among these beliefs it is difficult to isolate a single set and deem them to be superior to another. The reason for this is that they vary based ... Read More

The Ways in Which the Handmaid’s Tale Can Be Considered a Feminist Novel (1932 words, 8 pages)

In what ways can The Handmaidrsquos Tale be considered a feminist novel?The Handmaidrsquos Tale is narrated by an oppressed woman, so it is tobe expected that feminism becomes a recurring theme. Women have no rightsor money unless they have a valid marriage to a man. They are given fewoptionsndash if ... Read More

An Analysis of the Books Diana: Her True Story By Andrew Morton and The Stone Diaries By Carol Shields (2164 words, 3 pages)

In the books Diana Her True Story by Andrew Morton and The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields, Daisy and Diana are the main characters. Both Daisy and Diana lacked a true mother figure as they were growing up and this had an effect on the way that they raised their ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Rebellion in the Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood (2139 words, 3 pages)

Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale A Study of Rebellion "Rebels defy the rules of society, risking everything to retain their humanity. If the world Atwood depicts is chilling, if 'God is losing,' the only hope for optimism is a vision that includes the inevitability of human struggle against the prevailing order." ... Read More

The Propaganda Methods in the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1678 words, 4 pages)

Early in The Handmaids Tale, Offred says, after having seen a group of Japanese women wearing short skirts, rather than the typical, compulsory dress of Gilead "We are fascinated, but also repelled. They seem undressed. It has taken so little time to change our minds about things like this"This illustrates ... Read More

An Analysis of Ironies in Rape Fantasies by Margaret Atwood (550 words, 1 pages)

Irony in "Rape Fantasies"Rape Fantasies, by Margaret Atwood is overflowing with irony. Almost every type of irony is presented in this short story. From verbal to situational to dramatic irony, this story leaves nothing out. The ironic tone adds depth to the plot and makes the short story much more ... Read More

An Analysis of Margaret Atwood’s Novel Surfacing (1868 words, 3 pages)

A Reason To KillMargaret Atwood's Surfacing is an intensely symbolic novel about an artist whose weekend trip home to search for her missing father turns into a journey of self discovery. The main character in the story is also the narrator and is not given a name probably because readers ... Read More

A Biography of Margaret Atwood (1777 words, 3 pages)

Fight for the FemaleMargaret Atwood, a contemporary Canadian author, has been classified as one of this centurys' most feminist, and near dystopian novelists. Her works illustrate how feminism has caused the downfall of contemporary society. Margaret Atwood, a prominent feminist author of the twentieth century, is driven by her sense ... Read More

A Short Biography of Margaret Atwood (1031 words, 2 pages)

In 1969 Margaret Atwood first addressed the world with her pro-feminist ideas. As a direct result from encouragement and influence from literary mentors like Atwood, feminism became the rage. As the interest in women's rights heightened, so did the tolerance and need for more strongly biased and feminist sided articles ... Read More

The Three Ironies in Rape Fantasies by Margaret Atwood (453 words, 1 pages)

"Rape Fantasies" Irony is the use of words to express something different from and opposite to their literal meaning. It is used with tone and style to create humorous situations. There are various forms of irony. Margaret Atwood uses situational irony, dramatic irony, and verbal irony in "Rape Fantasies". Situational ... Read More

An Analysis of Offred in the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (986 words, 4 pages)

Ruth McDermottNovember 30, 1998The creation of Offred, the passive narrator of Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale,was intentional. The personality of the narrator in this novel is almost as important as the taskbestowed upon her. Atwood chooses an average women, appreciative of past times, who lacksimagination and fervor, to contrast the ... Read More

A Look at the Character of Women in Gilead in The Handmaid by Margaret Atwood (585 words, 1 pages)

Does the women of Gilead know that they are being controlled?Are the women of Gilead aware that they are being controlled by the society? In Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale, the theme of control is a very important factor of the book. In the story, at the Republic of Gilead, ... Read More

The Eerie Poem This Is a Photograph of Mea by Margaret Atwood (627 words, 1 pages)

Eerie, my one-word description of Margaret Atwoods poem, This Is a Photograph of Me written in 1939. Based off of the words, the layout, and what the poem actually says is what gave me this eerie sense of feeling. The poem also gave me a feeling that I overlooked something ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Utopian Society in Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (605 words, 1 pages)

The utopian society in The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is very different from what most people would consider a utopian society. The power of this society rests upon a small percentage of the population. In this society, men are superior to the women. Women have virtually no rights or ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Poem against Still Life by Margaret Atwood (1253 words, 5 pages)

In the poem Against Still Life, poet Margaret Atwood fascinates us by weavingher words into descriptive feelings we can all relate too, especially women.Atwood is a well known poet and novelist who has a certain way of grabbing theattention of the reader and throwing the readers thoughts around without hereven ... Read More

An Overview of the Holocaust Concept in the Novel The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood (1464 words, 3 pages)

Handmaids Tale EssayIn the novel The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, I found many similarities in the fictional novel that takes place in Gilead, with the Holocaust that took place in Germany during the years 1938-1945. I am going to explore how the novel shadows the story of Germany. I ... Read More

An Overview of the History’s Stereotypes of Women and the Novel The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (1597 words, 3 pages)

Throughout history many stereotypes have been inflicted on women, preventing them to live in the ways in which they have hoped and desired. There has been many limitations set, placing women in very conventional roles housewife mother secretary, all examples of such restrictions. Margaret Atwood, an extraordinary novelist when speaking ... Read More

The Cruelties of Childhood in Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood (1776 words, 3 pages)

Kelly-Ann KraehnMs. KuindersmaELI OAIJanuary 8 1998Childhood How Cruel it isIt is all around us, on television mostly. More often of not it will appear on a Talk show of ill repute. "I was abused as a child, therefore I am the way I am." It is popular to admit to ... Read More

A Summary of the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (777 words, 2 pages)

Reading of HandmaidThe Handmaids Tale presents a futuristic society in which men and women do not have an emotional relationship. They need one another only for procreation. Men are represented as powerful and self-sufficient. Women are relegated to the position of servants. The intricacies of this society are examined through ... Read More

An Overview of Gileadean Society in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1042 words, 2 pages)

The Novel Explores an Imaginary World. To what extent is Gilead built on familiar ideas and events from our own 20th Century Society.Throughout the novel, Offred brings the readers attention to the time before. This generally happens in the Night passages. It is in these passages where the reader is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead in the Novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1328 words, 3 pages)

The role of a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead is ultimately to breed, and nothing more. Cooped up in a nondescript room with nothing but her own thoughts and painful memories for company, the narrator, Offred, shows many signs of retreating further and further into her own world, and ... Read More

The Symbolic Images in The Handmaid’s Tale, a Novel by Margaret Atwood (676 words, 2 pages)

In The Handmaids Tale, much use is made of imagery to enable the reader to create a more detailed mental picture of the novels action and also to intensify the emotive language used. In particular, Atwood uses many images involving flowers and plants.The main symbolic image that the flowers provide ... Read More

An Overview of the Critical Tone in the Novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1565 words, 3 pages)

Do you agree that although The Handmaid's Tale is written from a feminist point of view, the portraits given of men are surprisingly sympathetic while those of women are often critical?Yes, I agree with this statement. Although the theocratic totalitarian regime operating in Gilead was instigated and is controlled by ... Read More

Analysis of the Handmaid’s Tale, a Novel by Canadian Author Margaret Atwood (868 words, 2 pages)

In The Handmaid s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Atwood has created an Orwellian society. Atwood uses The Handmaid s Tale as a warning of what could happen in the future if we are not careful. Present day society could easily go along the same route as the Republic of Gilead ... Read More

Concept of Dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale, a Novel by Canadian Poet Margaret Atwood (1516 words, 7 pages)

The Handmaid Tale"The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopia about a worldwhere unrealistic things take place. The events in the novel couldnever actually take place in our reality." This is what most peoplethink and assume, but they're wrong. Look at the world today and in therecent past, and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Novel the Handmaid’s Tale (466 words, 1 pages)

As I reading the novel, The handmaid s tale , I recognized the Republic of Gilead , is a country, which is not only under the religious theoretic rule, but also dominated by the masculine power. All the men in the Republic have various of privileges that the women do ... Read More

The Theme of Feminist Dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale, a Novel by Margaret Atwood (6675 words, 10 pages)

Introduction Exploring a new literary form feminist dystopiasMargaret Atwood s novel The Handmaid s Tale differs in many aspects from traditional feminist writing. During the liberation time in the 1960 s and 1970 s many women discovered utopia as a new literary form of writing. This branch of literature was ... Read More

An Analysis of a Poem Variation on the Word Sleep By Margaret Atwood (958 words, 2 pages)

February 19, 2000Essay 2 Analyzing a PoemVariation on the Word Sleep by Margret AtwoodThis is a poem about going into a dream. The speaker wants to sleep with a loved one and go into their dream and protect them from the subconscious fears. The speaker also wants to bring the ... Read More

Canadian Literature Essay Examples