The Genre Of Local Colour Writing

Her subsequent years at the Lowood Institution, although glossed over by Brontë, are when Jane emerges as an artist. Her first sketch is landscape with a crooked cottage whose graphic limitations bring about a daydream that evening in which she envisions a feast of “more accomplished imagery”(72).

Overall, James Bartleman successfully addresses the issues of marginalization and assimilation of First Nations people in Canada. Through Bartleman’s stylistic choices, As Long as the Rivers Flow narrates the fictional story of a Native raised in

Duncan Campbell Scott was a Canadian bureaucrat in the Department of Indian Affairs (DIA), who was born and lived all his life in Ottawa, Ontario. By profession he was known as Deputy Superintendent General of the DIA and was tasked with overseeing the Residential of the Canadian Government. By pass time, Scott came to be known as a famous poet who, at the height of his poetic career, was even acclaimed as the “poet laureate” of Canada (CLASS MOVIE). His poetry to an ignorant audience is artistically written, with emphasis on the beauty of Canada’s landscape and culture. To those with deeper knowledge of Scott in his personal and professional livelihood, however, his poetic work is filled with racism, hypocrisy and grave injustice to the Indigenous people of Canada. At the time of his writing, his views on the assimilation, or more bluntly the eradication, of the Indigenous people of Canada was not uncommon. As Canadians have become more socially minded and aware of the inequality and inhumanity that history brought upon this group, his previously celebrated works have been widely debated.

The Canadian North, a rugged landscape often glamorized as a land of adventure and promise, hides a dark history. From the early day’s of the gold rush, when the land was first colonised, to the attempted cultural assimilation of the indigenous peoples through residential schools, the people native to the area are still in a struggle of identity and culture, and the resulting effects such as high suicide rates, poverty and drug abuse,. It is through this lens that I will examine the work of Ted Harrison, a prolific English artist who spent the majority of his life living in the Yukon and painting the contemporary society that he saw around him. There is no doubt that his work was highly intertwined with the indigenous culture, and as such his identity brings up questions regarding the appropriation of native american culture. To that end, this essay will look at the context of his biography, the subject matter of his work, and compare it to contemporary Native American artists in order to clarify the nature of his art.

In "Stanislowski vs Grenfell" by Stephen Scriver and "The Future of Poetry in Canada" by Elizabeth Brewster small town prairie life is portrayed as low culture and simplistic in an endearing manner. Scriver and Brewster find the beauty in the ordinary circumstances presented in a prairie atmosphere and, rather than passing judgement, appreciate the differences from urban settings.

Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach incorporates words and phrases from the Haisla language in an effort to reflect the protagonist’s culture while also satiating the cultural curiosity of a non-indigenous audience. The incorporation of Haisla is one of the mechanics of the Glorious Northern Gothic novel, as it provides a reformation of traditional Gothic conventions through an Indigenous lens. The Haisla language is presented through the protagonist’s narration and is usually introduced in an instructional tone or story. Italics mark most of the language in the text; however in some instances the words are not italicized or are only implied. It is through this process of marking that the use of Haisla language moves beyond a mode of integrating the protagonist’s culture into the story and provides a critique on Non-Indigenous Canadians’ appetite for Indigenous stories: what language the text contains and what language is omitted defines what parts of the culture Non-Indigenous Canadians have already consumed or are permitted to consume.

Anderson’s assessment stems from the fact that men found obedience to be a desirable female quality during the eighteenth century. Moreover, according to feminists, society during that time was designed for the pleasure and benefit of men alone. While Feminist criticism works well with Charlotte Temple, it is evident that another concept also deserves attention. Although the majority of novel seems to focus on women, chapters two through five connect almost exclusively to economics. The significance of economics and social class in these opening chapters implies that Charlotte is not only victimized due to her gender, but also due to her class. During the first few chapters, the importance of money and gender are revealed. Mr. Lewis exploits and then proceeds to blackmails Mr. Eldridge for money, thus sending him into financial tragedy. This short background story sets up the theme of class struggle for the novel.

Imagery is used fairly often in the eastern coast of Canada may have an unforgiving and rather harsh streak, but many Canadians choose to raise their families and practice their craft there. In both short stories by Alistair McLeod; The Lost Salt Gift of Blood and The Boat, the setting of the Canadian east coast is used to develop both the plot and the character. Along with the narration of the physical setting there is also the intricate dialogue spoken by the various characters. In combination, the various customs and traditions presented by the author through language and setting

This shows the difference between their lives in Montreal versus Cape Breton. Frequently throughout Macleod’s stories he presents a conflict between modernity and the traditional way of life.

As Canada is influenced by European art, people in Canada are in search of art style that can call their own. After 1900, various groups of people such as a group of seven, Automatistes, and Regina Five emerge to create a unique art style that can call as Canadian art. Although the Carr and Humphrey are not in these famous groups, they are famous in their own way and leave a mark in Canadian art history. By examining the life of the artists: Carr and Humphrey, we can know why they choose their subject matter, what influence them whether people or philosophical ideas, how the social and political context that influence the type of artist are making and how do their artwork reflect upon Canadian and its identity. By discussing the artist’s life,

In the poem “What I Have Left is Imagining” by Heather MacLeod, the narrator expresses his remorse for leaving his home town. The narrator used to live in the Arctic, but “grew up … in the Cariboo” (8). In order to understand his culture, he “[trails] behind Franklin and [finds] what it [means], for [him], to be Metis” (13-14), displaying the cultural disparity that causes the detachment from his place of birth and his realization of the significance of his original culture. The narrator describes the Arctic as “a place where [his] Indian blood / found room to live” (16-17), implying that only in the Arctic can he thrives and not feel alienated. Yet, he can only imagine “[speaking] sounds in the shape of syllabics” (25) to console himself;

This article’s thesis may be expressed in the following manner: Nathaniel Hawthorne intentionally develops an ambiguous narrator in Miles Coverdale, thus being able to develop his strategic irony. Delving deeper into the character of Coverdale, the author explores his relationship with Priscilla, noting that there is an ambiguity between their respective gender roles, specifically due to the fact that they both own the same type of silk purse. This ambiguity is ironic, particularly considering that Priscilla will eventually assert her femininity by subjecting herself willingly to Hollingsworth. Priscilla cannot be herself without depending on a man, and this is precisely why she holds on to Hollingsworth. Her life and her destiny is inextricably

Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater captures Canada’s essence and the complexity between linguistic and national tensions that was felt between the English- and French- Canadians. The story follows a young boy living in a small village in Quebec as he navigates his way around hockey season, school, and church. One day when his favorite hockey sweater has become too small for him and torn, his mother gives him another that proves to be problematic in the young boy’s life.

A sympathetic smile and innocent comments about the weather act as a thick layer to the bitter inside of Adela Strangeworth, a proud old woman of Pleasant Street. With every step she takes, she carries her unwanted comments and remarks. The town becomes distraught as her letters make their way through. As her beloved roses bloom in her perfect world, her overbearing, proud attitude grows among them.

Seeking a position as governess in “Gaze Castle”, Marian Taylor arrives at an unnamed village. Much of what she experiences upon arrival and her expectations regarding her likely adventures indicate the standard plot of a Gothic novel with all its romantic implications in the manner of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Her decision to arrive at the place unannounced and her consequent disappointment upon finding the situation unromantic, and herself “a spectacle” for the locals, satirizes any such romanticizing tendency. Sharing Marian’s anxieties and frustrations, the reader is thus plunged into the Gothic interior of “Gaze Castle” to uncover its