Thomas King’s “Medicine River” : A 5 page paper that
considers the theme of the missing father within this
particular work. The writer argues in favor of the notion that
Will's missing father significantly shaped the development of
other relationships in the novel. No additional sources cited.
Tking.wps

Alice Munro's "Eskimo" : A 3 page essay on Munro's
"Eskimo." The writer focuses upon key aspects of the
characters' inner lives and details their overall impact on the
reader. No Bibliography. Munro.wps

The Loss of A Parent in M. Laurence and Alice Munro :
A 7 page paper on two short stories, “A Bird in the House”
by Margaret Laurence and “The Moons of Jupiter” by Alice
Munro. Both stories deal with a woman’s coming to terms
with the loss of her father. The paper concludes that the
healthy individual needs to find a “healing myth” to achieve
peace in the face of such a loss; Laurence’s protagonist does
not find one, but Munro’s does. No additional sources cited.
Munro.wps

A Bird in the House : This is a 5 page paper that examines
two of the short stories in the collection "The Bird in the
House" in reference to their similarities and specifically
focusing on the development of the storyline and the role the
conclusion to these two stories play in that development.
Bibliography lists 1 source. Birdhous.wps

Joy Kogawa's “Obasan” : A 4 page paper that considers the
element of foreshadowing within one early incident in the
novel and demonstrates why this foreshadowing was
important in terms of the message of the work. Bibliography
lists no additional sources. Obasan.wps *Japanese -
Canadian Literature*

Joy Kogawa's “Obasan” # 2 : A 4 page paper that reflects on
the different classifications of Japanese Canadians suggested
in Kogawa's book and considers the events that occurred in
terms of these classifications. Bibliography lists no
additional sources. Obasan2.wps *Japanese - Canadian
Literature*

Ancestry in the Work of Three Canadian Poets : A 5 page
paper looking at the work of Miriam Waddington, Irving
Layton, and A.M. Klein. The paper observes that these three
poets look at their own lives through the lens of their
distinctively Jewish-Canadian heritage, and share the belief
that their particular identity is reflected in the ancestry of
their people. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Canpoets.wps

Ondaatje’s Immigrants / Part Of A Mural : A 5 page look at
the novel In The Skin of a Lion by Canadian author/poet
Michael Ondaatje. The paper demonstrates how the
immigrant characters are represented by the “alien” quality
of another outsider, the protagonist Patrick Lewis.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. Ondaat.wps

Farley Mowat’s “Never Cry Wolf” : This 5 page essay
discusses Farley Mowat’s book, published in 1963, and
based on an official survey by the Canadian Wildlife Service
that was designed to study the impact of on the caribou
population through a close study of their lives. The book
underscores the fact that humans can only gain knowledge
and awareness of nature by living as an intimate part of the
environment. Bibliography lists 1 source. Dontwolf.wps

Morgenthau on Canadian Foreign Policy : A 12 page
research paper that investigates how the political theories of
Hans J. Morgenthau, which were outlined in his book
Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace,
could be applied in understanding Canadian foreign policy.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. 99morgen.wps
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