ENG 1120 Lecture 7: Barometer Rising by MacLennan (teacher notes)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1120
• Professor: Natalie Taylor

Document Summary

This particular novel is not a fantasy, is based in historical fact, and is quite realistic in tone and setting. They"re all still commenting on the presence of the romantic as an element in human thought and emotion and action. However, overall, the novel features a more realistic concern with the psychological realities of characters and social situations; less is taboo to discuss, such as issues to do with sexuality and power constructs. Whole section on geoffrey wain from page 78 to 97 unites the two: this character is all about power; and yet maclennan signaled us right from the start (pages 35-37) that there"s a discrepancy between how powerful. Wain appears and what he actually manages to do. He"s a man who values strength and control over himself, and over other people, but the difference between what wain thinks of himself and what.