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America        America is often commented on during the novel, and mostly in pejorative terms. In the same way that 'the city' is the 'anti-nature', America is the 'anti-Canada'. In other words, Canada is a peace-loving space with an affinity for nature and encouraging of personal spiritual development; America is consumer-driven, colonising and, in total, a threat to the milder Canadian way of living. Such is the view of the Narrator, the group, and possibly the whole text.               Unpacking Some Examples: “”		1. Introduction        To the students 2. The Techniques        Narrative Position        Narrative Structure        Speech        Intertextuality        Parataxis as Metaphor 3. The Tensions        [Spiritual] Journey        Language as theme        America        Modernity        Garden vs. Wilderness 4. Chapter Discussions        Chapter One        Chapter Two        Chapter Three        Chapter Four 5. The Other Characters        David        Anna        Joe 6. Wider Reading        Academic books        Online
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