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    “Love recognizes no barriers.” John Wilson of “The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson”, written by Lois Simmie, is constantly living in a mirage of his own dreams. As a flyer comes up about Canada, John flees to the possibilities that may come when travelling to a new land. As he voyages through Saskatchewan, he meets Jessie Patterson, the catalyst of his own downfall. Throughout his journey, John realizes there is a clear difference between his dreams and reality, found through his new love and the

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    Secret Mind of Sgt. John Wilson “The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson” is a book based in a true story written by Lois Simmie. The book follows the life of John Wilson, also known as Jack, and Polly Hutchinson, or Mary Wilson. It explains how they fell in love, married, had children and how John was accepted into the Royal North West Mounted Police. After his acceptance into the RNWMP he moved from his home in Scotland and immigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada. From there on John created a second

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    “Glory” and “Scandal”, or in other words, Mary and John, two characters from the novel “The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson” who fall in love but eventually end their relationship on a tragic note. Many events occurred through-out the novel that caught my interest such as; the way they fell madly in love, the transition into John becoming more of a ghost than a husband, then a more twisted unforeseen plot that caught most readers entirely by surprise. The love affairs between the characters in the

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    Hamartia in The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson Without some form of hamartia being shown, characters can be quite bland. Hamartia, the concept of a tragic flaw, it a trait about character that brings their eventual downfall. In the book The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson: A True Story of Love & Murder, author Lois Simmie includes a lot of different characters, with many of whom having distinct personalities. From naïveté to ignorance to love, there are many examples of tragic flaws spanning

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    Polly and Jessie Wilson both have many similarities and differences in the book The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson. First, both of these characters stay dedicated to John Wilson throughout the entire story, trusting he is always doing the right thing. Second, neither Polly nor Jessie suspect John is doing anything wrong. Third, Polly and Jessie are both married at a young age, which doesn’t give them time to experience life before dedicating themselves to this man. Fourth, both believe every word

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    John Wilson Sparknotes

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    “The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson” by Lois Simmie, is a love story with a twist. It’s a true story of John Wilson. A man who loves but hates and lies to make himself look more superior then he really was. This story end with not only the murder of John’s wife Polly, but also in the hanging of John himself. Lois Simmie had many reasons for writing this book. She had heard many rumors about it and wanted to find out more. She felt the book was worthwhile writing because she had a personal connection

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    John Wilson Case Study

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    true crime investigation takes place in a small town of Saskatchewan. Sgt. John Wilson’s life begins unraveling right in front of your eyes. Lois Simmie captures a tragic story of love, lies, and the ultimate betrayal. Is it her attention to detail makes it difficult to decipher the difference between the truth and the lies of this Blaine Lake murder? Or is it the delusions of a man in love? “The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson,” captivates a major mark in Canadian history as Mr.Wilson was a Mounted

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    Simmie Book Report

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    the Saskatchewan history that was happened before back in 1920, when a police officer Sgt. John Wilson murdered his own wife because of his personal intention to marry a different woman. Simmie planned to write a book about this police man. And the story got started when after Rob sander the publisher at Douglas and McIntyre LTD agreed to her plan, Sander is one of people who never heard the story about john Wilson before, but was amaze after hearing it from Simmie. He published the book to help Simmie

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    Mysti Ilett Dalliance of a Sgt. The story of Sgt John Wilson as told by author Lois Simmie, is one of pure love, betrayal and the ending of lives. Lois Simmie utilizes descriptive writing, using authentic detailed passages for the purpose to tell the tragic historical story that occurred in our beautiful province of Saskatchewan. “We were as God made us, and often times even worse” – Unknown mounted policeman quoted in The Mounties: The History of the RCMP by Jim Lotz. “Not until then did I

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    stage of our province lead to what and how we see Saskatchewan today. The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson shows the growth and change of Saskatchewan’s economy over the years. As shown in The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson, Canada, and the Prairies specifically, were shown to be an amazing place to live, with many opportunities. Saskatchewan’s initial economy, from 1905 to 1920 grew and changed. John Wilson was lured to Canada because of the propaganda used to influence immigrants to come over

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