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A 5 page paper which examines the themes of survival and power as seen in Charlotte Gray’s Canada: A Portrait in Letters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Europeans. The conditions were often less than idyllic in relationship to economics and agriculture, the two forces that allowed many people to survive. There were also conditions relating to the
few who possessed power, holding power over others and ultimately helping steer the society that would develop. In Charlotte Grays work Canada: A Portrait in Letters the author presents numerous
different letters that span many decades, illustrating a unique and intriguing look at Canadian life and history. The following paper examines some of these letters, discussing what they tell the
reader about survival and power. Canada in Letters by Charlotte Gray The first letter to be examined is actually two from
the same individual at different times. These two letters are numbered 8 but are written almost 2 months apart. The author of the letter is Timothy Nightingale and the first
of the two is dated May 28 1808. This man is obviously in a financial struggle and fearful of being put into jail, gaol, debtors prison. In this letter he
offers to sell the man he owes half of his acreage at apparently half of what it is worth. The letter ultimately illustrates how difficult it is to come up
with any kind of revenue, real cash, in these early days. And, it also clearly illustrates that on the other side of surviving for many people lies a person of
power who controls the destiny of the common individual struggling to survive, as noted when the writer of this letter states, "I will come up immediately and go to gaol
if you say so."1 In the next letter, sent on July 5 of the same year, the man is pleading and stating
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