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Painted Fires
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Series: Early Canadian Literature, Book 3
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ISBN13: 9781554589791
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: Jun 25 2014
Pages: 265
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
Painted Fires, first published in 1925, narrates the trials and tribulations of Helmi Milander, a Finnish immigrant, during the years approaching the First World War. The novel serves as a vehicle for McClung's social activism, especially in terms of temperance, woman suffrage, and immigration policies that favour cultural assimilation. In her afterword, Cecily Devereux situates Painted Fires in the context of McClung's feminist fiction and her interest in contemporary questions of immigration and naturalization. She also considers how McClung's representation of Helmi Milander's story draws on popular culture narratives.
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