Canadian As Possible Under The Circumstances ! By Linda Hutcheon

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In the essay “As Canadian as Possible under the Circumstances!” Linda Hutcheon tells readers that Canada is a nation with distinct and independent existence, however she starts off the paper with a point, Canadians can come up with American things easier than Canadian. Hutcheon points out the fact that irony is everything in Canadian culture. We use it to make fun of ourselves and other people. Canadian’s are ironic in the sense that they hate the cold and complain about it, yet they don’t move away. It is used in literature sometimes intentional and other times not intentional. Canadian literature often use ironic adjectives to express an opinion. It is also used in metaphoric structures quite often. Irony is used in the way Canadians speak, it gives people a nice way to lie. It states that polite Canadians are good with this kind of irony because they can lie without being intentional. This way of writing and speaking allows anger to come off in a humorous and friendly way. It can be used to simply be funny or to be sarcastic, or even to start plays and writing off with a good introduction. It gives speakers a way of saying small amounts but having a big significance or meaning. Irony is not only used in speech whether it be verbal or written, but it can also be used by visual artists. Artists use titles that make their work ironic. There are countless ways irony is used in Canadian literature. …show more content…

Irony says one thing on the paper but can have a totally different meaning. This doubled voice can often be thought of as “ either a defensive or an offensive rhetorical weapon” ( Hutcheon 332). Using this form of speech can be used to address certain issues but also protest against it. The greatest factor to Canadians doubleness is that English Canada shares a language with Britain and the United States. The idea of doubleness greatly affects Canadian politics. This language can be taken two different ways in terms of

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