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A 9 page research paper/essay that contrasts and compares 2 boos on Canadian history. Two books, Doug Owram's Born at the Right Time: A History of the Baby-Boom Generation (University of Toronto Press, 1996) and Alvin Finkel's Our Lives, Canada after 1945 (Lorimer, 1997) offer very different perspectives on life was like for the majority of Canadians in the post-World War II era, that is 1945-1970. In each book, the authors describe the origins and character of suburban lifestyles, but the books differ due to the distinctions between the approaches of each author. A close examination of each text reveals that where the authors appear to disagree is a direct result of the perspective employed and with small subtitles in their presentation of the socio- political-economic social atmosphere of this era. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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for the majority of Canadians in the post-World War II era, that is 1945-1970. In each book, the authors describe the origins and character of suburban lifestyles, but the books
differ due to the distinctions between the approaches of each author. A close examination of each text reveals that where the authors appear to disagree is a direct result of
the perspective employed and with small subtitles in their presentation of the socio- political-economic social atmosphere of this era. An analogy that explains this point is to consider how both
books go about offering portraits of Canadian life. Owrams book is a detailed intimate portrait of a specific generation-the post-WWII baby boomers. This is analogous to a close-up
portrait of an individual, as everything in Owrams book relates in some fashion to this one generation. Finkels book, while also offering a picture of Canada during the same era
is analogous to a large family portrait, as his book encompasses both a longer period of time, and also is written from a broader perspective. In his preface,
Owram overtly states his goals in writing his text: "The intention of this book is to try to unravel some of the myth and history surrounding the life of the
baby-boomers from their beginning, at wars end, to the end of the sixties" (Owram xii). His then states that his discussion also includes the baby boomers "creation of its own
identity and its assertion of a place in history" (Owram xii). The first several chapters of Owrams text set the stage, so to speak, for the baby boomer generation
by describing the social forces and history that shaped their parents, which were the generation born during the 1920s, which had survived the Depression and then spent their young adult
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