A Scoundrel Named Quebec
Shadows on the Rock, written by Willa Cather, is a novel about French colonists in Quebec and how they are adapting to the “new world” they have to create. Euclide Auclair is a philosophical and humane apothecary that lives in the “new world” of Quebec as a French colonist. Cecile Auclair, Euclide’s daughter, is a thirteen year old, who has become the woman of her home after her mother perished. A villain is a “cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.” The “villain” of Willa Cather’s Shadows on the Rock is the city of Quebec in that the author uses multiple actions, characteristics, and details to convince the readers of this.
This novel is a bildungsroman, not necessarily about a character, but rather the setting. The reader can see the city of Quebec develop and mature as if it where the protagonist. This protagonist can be considered as a “villain” throughout the story because of the major rejection it receives from the French immigrants. Many of the French immigrants learn about the climate and weather differences
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They also try to preserve a proper French garden with French plants and flowers surrounding their household and shop. As discussed when Euclide was creating different medicines: “It was one of the medicinal plants of the New World in which he had great faith. It had been first brought to Europe by Sir Walter Raleigh, he said, and had been for a time a very popular remedy in France.” (Cather Kindle Locations 1704-1705). Inside their home and garden, the reader can see how the Auclair's are trying to present the impression to visitors that they are more French than Canadian. Discrepancies in climate and people make it near impossible to duplicate or imitate France in Quebec. Progressively, they reach to perceive the artificiality of their
Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a dystopian world set in the 24th century. Reading goes against the law in the 24th century, and firemen burn houses that contain books. Some people accept this law while others see the reality of the situation. There are many characters in Fahrenheit 451 to represent Carl Jung’s archetypes. The three main archetypes in this novel include a hero, a wise old man, and a trickster. Guy Montag represents the hero, Faber represents the wise old man, and the society acts as the trickster.
A book “The Road Past Altamont” by Gabrielle Roy was first published in French in the year 1966 (Dillman, 115). The subject of the book penetrates to the heart of a Child’s in-depth world, forming a subtle, yet considerable linkage of impressions, feelings, and relationships. The nous style of the writer Roy, whose literature imitates her infantile on the Canadian steppe, has often been compared with others. The book entails the four significant stories which are related to the young girl named Christine, from the period for her innocence to maturity. According to the understanding of this book, the purpose of this piece of literature is to make others understand the importance and power of the development of the relationship between a mother and a daughter. Moreover, in her writing, Gabrielle Roy allowed “nothing peripheral or false to stand,” according to many. The four allied stories divulge reflective moments during her early years in the massiveness of Manitoba. However, all the mentioned characters and events express writer’s obsession with childhood till the old age, the passage of the time as well as the mystery of change, and the artist’s relation to the world.
Author Karl Jacoby, Shadows at Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History, depicts the events of three ethnic communities that led to the demise of Apaches within the Arizona territory. Karl Jacoby's Shadows at Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the violence of History, explores the events leading up to the death of 140 Apaches encamped at Aravaipa. This event which took place near a U.S. military base known as Grant Camp shed light to the justified actions of grouped communities versus the Apaches. The accused groups of Anglo-American, Mexican American, and Tohono O'odham took part in a brutal massacre that would later be acquitted of any wrongdoing. The efforts of the federal government were not enough to aid or bring justice towards the Apaches. Author Jacoby has pieced together the geographical networks which sparked a chronological list of minor and major conflicts between the other ethnic communities and the Apaches. The Author's purpose of Shadows at Dawn is to highlight the injustice through oral histories, primary sourced documents, and various perspectives that factored in Apache existence.
“Between Shadows” is a fiction standalone book written by Kathleen Cook Waldron. Ari is a 12-year-old boy. His grandfather recently passed away after promising Ari they would spend the summer at his cabin together. Ari, his aunt, and his dad go up to the cabin to clean it out and figure out what to do with it. Ari soon finds out that in his grandfather's will, the cabin is left to him. He can do whatever he wants with it. Ari learns that his aunt and dad both want to sell the cabin and he has no say in it. Ari will do anything to save his cabin.
Gerard De Villefort: the man who sentences Edmond to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. In fact the only person that committed the crime at the start of the novel was Gerards father, Noirtier. Then to protect his father he destroys the evidence and put Edmond in jail for the rest of his life, to further his own success in life. In the end he ends up losing everything and going mad, haunted by the guilt of his actions.
“A Class of New Canadians” tells the story of Norman Dyer, a teacher and professor living in Montreal, and the realization her has when understanding that everything can be bought with money. The except presented is the final scene of the story, where Normal is shopping at Holt Renfrew. It is during this time his epiphany strikes him. First of all, Norman’s full name, Normal Dyer, reveals a lot about him and his interests from the get-go; Norman, representing his love for French culture, and Dyer, his interest in clothing and style as well as his personality. This narcissistic character literally dyes himself in hopes of fitting in by becoming something he is not. He uses a fake Quebecer accent just to seem more French-Canadian, showing his
Fahrenheit 451 is a novel based on a character amed Montag and the life he lives. Throughout the novel his belief will be challenged and he will begin to see the world he and the other characters live in differently. Overtime the man who he was will not be the man he becomes. His beliefs, the characters who have influenced him, and the ways that Montag changes will all be discussed in this essay.
Colonists from France came to Canada and settled in Acadia also known as present day east coast colonies during the seventeenth century. The name given to the French colonists from the time of arrival to Canada was the “Acadians”. The Acadians from France continued their formal lifestyle by farming, fishing and maintaining a close family oriented culture in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The Acadians had created a prosperous agriculture economy up until the late eighteenth century, when there was a colonial struggle in power between the French and the British. British had conquered Port Royal and the Acadians refused to recognize British rule, wanting to keep their religious freedom and not wanting to
Michel Basilieres "Blackbird" is a very dark, gothic type novel. It deals with terrorism, death, political crisis and familial strife. Accompanying the darkness, however, is a layer of humour and wit shrouding each character. With Black Bird, Michel Basilieres has written a comic and disturbing study of how the October Crisis and the question of Canadian nationalism and identity play out through the disjointed relationships within one family. The plot is full of twists and turns and incorporates many social and political aspects derived, albeit slightly altered, from Canadian history to pull together a story ultimately about a dysfunctional family coming together. The characters in this family are obtuse and often difficult to understand, but even when they do completely ridiculous things like stealing electricity, robbing graves, committing acts of terrorism, or bringing bodies back to life, there is a likable ness about them brought about largely due to the humour imbedded in their personalities, their actions, and the events they partake in.
The novel Fahrenheit 451 is an acclaimed depiction of a dystopian world that employs firemen to destroy literature and the printed word. The protagonist, Guy Montag, faces internal as well as external conflicts during the novel. His character is constantly evolving throughout the course of the text. Fahrenheit 451 is essentially a bildungsroman due to the fact that the protagonist is so dynamic in character and continually changing.
“New France was not merely the settlement of a few fur traders.” The Acadians were “a pastoral-like people who once formed a proud nation in a land called Acadia.” Although falling under the jurisdiction of “New France,” the Acadians governed separately than the rest of the country and were an independent entity within New France. Today, “the Acadians are the French speaking population of the Canadian Maritime provinces,” and these are the Acadians that were not displaced during the expulsions, under British rule. Acadia’s beginnings, with the construction of Port Royal, could have marked the colony for success, but instead, led to a troubling conclusion for the European descendents. Through failed leadership, two
He describes some refugees sitting on a bench and also a young girl and her father, who are regular citizens trying to get away from the city, which explains how diverse this one location is. The girl also reveals the aspect of a small city through the narrator explaining to the reader how she was watching the many people
Meursault was introduced as a young man whom recently found out his mother, Maman, died. He was not the most emotional person, but he dealt with his feelings the best he knew how. Meursault lived his life on the verge of truth and honesty. He was honest within every aspect of life, from women to freedom. He was never certain about anything in life ,but one thing he was sure of, death was inevitable. After murdering an Arab, he was on trial in front of many people being interrogated with many questions about why he did what he did, but also to evaluate his psyche about the situation. Unlike others, Meursault did not hide from the truth and that is what others could not cope with. Living his life the way others were afraid to, Meursault was the outcast in his society.
“I, on the contrary, demonstrate how the class struggle in France created circumstances and relationships that made it possible for a grotesque mediocrity to play a hero’s part.”
It is a story with a long and intricate plot, of the heroic life of a simple and good man in the person of Jean Valjean. He is a very memorable character who is morally upright but guilty of certain thefts for which he feels remorse. To avoid capture and life sentence, he assumes the identity of Monsieur Madeliene, soon becoming the mayor of the small town he has adopted.