Dec 28, 2009

Cat's Eye | Compare and Contrast

1950s: Atwood decides to be a writer. While Canadian literature is domestically robust, international appreciation is sporadic.

1980s: Canadian writers such as Atwood and Alice Munro are internationally renowned figures. Canadian literature is studied extensively in Canadian and American universities.

Today: The bibliography of international literature issued by the Modern Language Association lists more than seven hundred books and articles by and about Canadian authors written in 1998 alone.

1950s: Only a limited number of occupations,...