The characterization of both Maternia and James changes drastically. James is painted as a much darker character, while the innocence of Maternia is stressed heavily. James, for all his good wishes has a lot of personality flaws.
A main theme in this chapter is motivation, more specifically the bad things that motivate people to do good things. From a philosophical point of view, many people are familiar with the theory that there is no such thing as a selfless act, or a selfless thought, and that humans are motivated only by what will eventually do good for themsleves. I think this chapter exemplifies this theory. Maternia wants to have a baby, more specifically a boy, but only because she wishes to be accepted by her family again: "Her father would be hard pressed to disown a first grandson, even if it came to him through a daughter" (MacDonald 31). James is also not free of blame in this chapter. We can tell he wants a superior quality of life for his daughter but only because it will make him feel proud: "She was going to grow up a lady. She'd have accomplishments. Everyone would see. She felt like a king" (MacDonald 32). James feels an overwhelming desire to prove himself to the people in his life. However, he often talks about how everyone is below him. Why does he feel the need to prove himself to people he believes are not worth his time? From a psychoanalytic point of view, James is a very interesting character.
James's character flaws are quite abundant. In addition to taking out his frustration on other people, having extreme visions of grandeur, being extremely prejudiced and elitist and the inexplicable need to prove himself to those around him, he also refuses to take responsibility for any of his actions. Instead he blames Maternia: "She had seduced him That is why he hadn't noticed she was a child. Because she wasn't one. Not a real one. It was queer. Sick, even. Perhaps it was a racial flaw. He would read up on it" (MacDonald 34). The fact that James, an "adult" but still holds Maternia responsible for the flaws in their marriage is disturbing. What will become of this young couple?
The theme is death is also presented again in this chapter: "And at night, the staring zombie he'd married" (MacDonald 34). This brings up the issue of Maternia's symbolic death in the previous chapter. Now, she is no longer just dead to her family, but is a zombie: a creature that walks around without purpose, direction or emotion. The only thing zombies crave is to eat the brains of those around them. In a way, James believes that Maternia is metaphorically "eating his brain" as she is sucking the life out of him. Here, the author once again effectively uses a metaphor.
Indeed, James makes some very unsightly comparisons in regards to Maternia. As the narrator describes to us James "Herded her down to the kitchen whinging and whining every step of the way" (MacDonald 33) when he was trying to get her to feed her baby. This indirect comparisons to a barnyard "herdable" animal reinforces our belief that James treats the people in his life, especially his wife as if they were animals whose only use is to propel him forward so that he could feel good about himself.
I really enjoyed this chapter; it picked up the pace once again. I found myself going back and reassessing the introduction so that I could match up characters mentioned in each. Unfortunately it appears baby Kathleen will end up dead at a later age. Her presence is almost eerie and haunting in the introduction. She died later, has a beautiful singing voice, but all her childhood pictures are burned. I think the author set up the introduction as such so we as a reader are aware that all the characters in this book are doomed. Somehow, knowing they will all be fated illy makes the book extra haunting.
Interesting Vocabulary
-Pelt
-Dregs
-"Roman Hocus Pocus" (More stabs at religion)
-Feckless
-Ensnared
Thursday, October 21, 2010
A New Character Is Introduced (Chapter Four)
In this chapter, we are introduced to Mrs. Luvovitz, the neighbour who discovers Maternia on the cliff. This chapter contains a lot of commentary on voyeurism and the value of the speculation of ones neighbours. Luvovitz is somewhat nosy by nature, and feels the need to intervene in Maternia's life.
In my opinion, this is where the themes of isolation versus intrusion meet. In the previous chapter, james insists on keeping Maternia for himself, for fear of social embarrassment, but also because he has a personality that craves control. Which will end up hurting Maternia more: the intrusion of her neighbours, or the isolation of her husband?
Again, James's prejudiced behaviour is high-lighted. We can see from his commentary on the Luvovitzes: "Compared to Maternia's family, the Luvovitzes seem downright white" (MacDonald 30).
A part i found notable is when Maternia, telling her story to Mrs Luvovitz, describes herself as "dead": "'I don't belong to them anymore....I'm dead'" (MacDonald 29). She is saying this because now that she has left her family, the customs of her culture no longer consider her a person or "alive" in their society. Mentioning this, however, gives the reader a strong sense of foreshadowing. It also leads the reader to question if Maternia is also "dead inside." This strong statement by her presents a lot of potential future situations in the plot-line. I also found it interesting, that Mrs. Luvovitz describes Maternia as a kind of human lighthouse: "Like a fixture, warning ships or luring them" (MacDonald 27). Could there be a potential change in Maternia's personality in the next few chapters?
Something I really like about this book is there is not yet a set protagonist or antagonist. This mimics real life in the sense that there are two sides to every story. We like James because he got over the death of his mother, is an intellectual and tried to be a patient husband, but we also see his dark prejudiced side, and the fact that he is angry and hard to please. Marenia, the reader is drawn to, because she is young and innocent and "harmless." However, we also see that she is foolish and immature. Like real family life, there is no "bad guy and good guy," just an assortment of people with their own demons, strengths and weaknesses.
The main themes so far in this book seem to be:
-youth
-isolation
-judgement
-religion and prejudice based on religion
-death
Overall, this particular chapter did nothing special for me. It was an introduction to a potentially interesting character, but otherwise was kind of slow.
Interesting Vocabulary:
-Kelpies
-Golems
-Forerunner
-Shiva
-Bisquit
In my opinion, this is where the themes of isolation versus intrusion meet. In the previous chapter, james insists on keeping Maternia for himself, for fear of social embarrassment, but also because he has a personality that craves control. Which will end up hurting Maternia more: the intrusion of her neighbours, or the isolation of her husband?
Again, James's prejudiced behaviour is high-lighted. We can see from his commentary on the Luvovitzes: "Compared to Maternia's family, the Luvovitzes seem downright white" (MacDonald 30).
A part i found notable is when Maternia, telling her story to Mrs Luvovitz, describes herself as "dead": "'I don't belong to them anymore....I'm dead'" (MacDonald 29). She is saying this because now that she has left her family, the customs of her culture no longer consider her a person or "alive" in their society. Mentioning this, however, gives the reader a strong sense of foreshadowing. It also leads the reader to question if Maternia is also "dead inside." This strong statement by her presents a lot of potential future situations in the plot-line. I also found it interesting, that Mrs. Luvovitz describes Maternia as a kind of human lighthouse: "Like a fixture, warning ships or luring them" (MacDonald 27). Could there be a potential change in Maternia's personality in the next few chapters?
Something I really like about this book is there is not yet a set protagonist or antagonist. This mimics real life in the sense that there are two sides to every story. We like James because he got over the death of his mother, is an intellectual and tried to be a patient husband, but we also see his dark prejudiced side, and the fact that he is angry and hard to please. Marenia, the reader is drawn to, because she is young and innocent and "harmless." However, we also see that she is foolish and immature. Like real family life, there is no "bad guy and good guy," just an assortment of people with their own demons, strengths and weaknesses.
The main themes so far in this book seem to be:
-youth
-isolation
-judgement
-religion and prejudice based on religion
-death
Overall, this particular chapter did nothing special for me. It was an introduction to a potentially interesting character, but otherwise was kind of slow.
Interesting Vocabulary:
-Kelpies
-Golems
-Forerunner
-Shiva
-Bisquit
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
James and Maternia Undergo a "Low Point" (Chapter Three)
I find it interesting that I have only made it twenty-seven pages into the book and already there is a "low point." In this chapter, the relationship between Maternia and James quickly sours. It doesn't take a marriage counsellor to realize that they are not suited to each other. James is an intellectual, has a very strong opinion on a lot of issues and a very serious, goal-oriented personality. Maternia is still a girl. She doesn't take much responsibility well, she still has implausible and frivolous dreams, such as to pack up and move to New York.
There are two symbols in this chapter that are made apparent to me. The first is the piano. I believe the piano, in which Maternia plays day and night is a symbol of youth. James gave up his youth symbolically and realistically when his mother died and he burned her piano. In such an act, in burned down his youth. Maternia is still very attached to her piano, as she is very attached to her youth. The second symbol I noticed in this chapter is the books. James obtains copies of several classic books. This symbolizes being an adult, and seeing beyond the walls of Cape Breton, into an intellectual state. Maternia sees no need to engage herself in the reading of books.
As in the last chapter, we begin to see a hostile side to James. He is discernibly prejudiced against those different from him: "The closest neighbour was a Jew who raised kosher meat, and James kept his distance. God knows what rituals involving chicken and sheep..." (MacDonald 19). This is interesting, because James has been discriminated against because of his nationality and social class by Maternia's person. He also is abusive to his wife, and has extremely high expectations of those around him. To the reader, it appears that James is the type of individual who projects all the misdeeds done to him, and does the same thing to others, just how the school bully only bullies because his father bullies him. This is just a hypothesis, but one can guess that James had an abusive or difficult childhood. I hope we will learn more about this.
A main theme in this chapter is isolation. Cape breton is an island cut off from the rest of the world. While this might mean a tight-knit community, it also means there is no place to hide, nowhere to escape to. We hear from the narrator about James's thoughts on the island: "He worked at the Sydney Post, but read the Halifax Chronicle to get a perspective on the world outside the island-the real world" (MacDonald 21). James also confesses that he wishes to keep Maternia away from other people: "But deeo down he winced at the thought of showing Maternia to anyone. He was grateful they lived in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't that he didn't love her anymore, he did. It was just that recently, it has struck him that other people might think that there was something strange. they might think he married a child" (MacDonald 24). I predict that emotional isolation and intellectual isolation, as well as physical isolation will play a large role in this book.
There is some very powerful imagery in this chapter, when the narrator discusses where Maternia likes to go for walks. Some excellent personification is used: "Father out, it's mauve like a pair of mauve lips; closer in its copper-green, gun-gray seducing seaweed to dance the seven veils despite the chill, chained to the rocks by their hair" (MacDonald 20). This paints a picture of magic, as if the place Maternia goes to be alone, think and sing has spiritual significance to her. I've noticed that MacDonald is exceptional at creating landscapes that speak to the reader. Bravo.
While James is reading to Maternia, the author uses another effective alliteration: "..savouring the words and the warm weight of his wife cuddled close" (MacDonald 22). This makes the reader feel comfortable and almost "safe" with the repetition.
I once again have to add that i am really liking this book. I can relate a lot to the isolation of Maternia, and how she doesn't want to take responsibility of growing up. I can also relate to James's feelings of intellectual isolation in a small "backwards" town (I live in Niagara-on-the-Lake and have felt the same way all my life.)
There are two symbols in this chapter that are made apparent to me. The first is the piano. I believe the piano, in which Maternia plays day and night is a symbol of youth. James gave up his youth symbolically and realistically when his mother died and he burned her piano. In such an act, in burned down his youth. Maternia is still very attached to her piano, as she is very attached to her youth. The second symbol I noticed in this chapter is the books. James obtains copies of several classic books. This symbolizes being an adult, and seeing beyond the walls of Cape Breton, into an intellectual state. Maternia sees no need to engage herself in the reading of books.
As in the last chapter, we begin to see a hostile side to James. He is discernibly prejudiced against those different from him: "The closest neighbour was a Jew who raised kosher meat, and James kept his distance. God knows what rituals involving chicken and sheep..." (MacDonald 19). This is interesting, because James has been discriminated against because of his nationality and social class by Maternia's person. He also is abusive to his wife, and has extremely high expectations of those around him. To the reader, it appears that James is the type of individual who projects all the misdeeds done to him, and does the same thing to others, just how the school bully only bullies because his father bullies him. This is just a hypothesis, but one can guess that James had an abusive or difficult childhood. I hope we will learn more about this.
A main theme in this chapter is isolation. Cape breton is an island cut off from the rest of the world. While this might mean a tight-knit community, it also means there is no place to hide, nowhere to escape to. We hear from the narrator about James's thoughts on the island: "He worked at the Sydney Post, but read the Halifax Chronicle to get a perspective on the world outside the island-the real world" (MacDonald 21). James also confesses that he wishes to keep Maternia away from other people: "But deeo down he winced at the thought of showing Maternia to anyone. He was grateful they lived in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't that he didn't love her anymore, he did. It was just that recently, it has struck him that other people might think that there was something strange. they might think he married a child" (MacDonald 24). I predict that emotional isolation and intellectual isolation, as well as physical isolation will play a large role in this book.
There is some very powerful imagery in this chapter, when the narrator discusses where Maternia likes to go for walks. Some excellent personification is used: "Father out, it's mauve like a pair of mauve lips; closer in its copper-green, gun-gray seducing seaweed to dance the seven veils despite the chill, chained to the rocks by their hair" (MacDonald 20). This paints a picture of magic, as if the place Maternia goes to be alone, think and sing has spiritual significance to her. I've noticed that MacDonald is exceptional at creating landscapes that speak to the reader. Bravo.
While James is reading to Maternia, the author uses another effective alliteration: "..savouring the words and the warm weight of his wife cuddled close" (MacDonald 22). This makes the reader feel comfortable and almost "safe" with the repetition.
I once again have to add that i am really liking this book. I can relate a lot to the isolation of Maternia, and how she doesn't want to take responsibility of growing up. I can also relate to James's feelings of intellectual isolation in a small "backwards" town (I live in Niagara-on-the-Lake and have felt the same way all my life.)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
His Right Eye Wept While His Left Eye Rejoiced (Chapter Two)
In this chapter, the story began to accelerate greatly. I have begun to really like this book, as it so far has reminded me of one of my favourite books The Virgin Suicides. I make this comparison because in both of these works an older boy becomes infatuated with a naive and significantly younger girl, who has overbearing parents. When the parents find out, in both novels, they practically disown each of their respective daughters. The Virgin Suicides does not end well (as the title obviously implies) and my intuition that this book will not end positively has been reinforced once again.
I have noticed a trends in some of the language used in this book so far. The word heathen is used repetitively. This word has a religious connotation, and it links to the over feel of the chapter. There is a lot of religious hostility implied in this chapters. The narrator makes many references to faith and religion, all of which are highly negative:
- "(He) felt himself drawn in with an involuntary faith-which is what faith is." (MacDonald 11)
- "It was James's first time in a Catholic church. Smells like a whorehouse he thought, although he'd never been in one of those either." (MacDonald 16)
The author here seems to be alluding to her own perception of religion. She makes the impression that religion does not mean anything to her, and that God is either not real or very uncaring. Many of the characters in this book seem bound by their own religious beliefs, and I believe that unfold later in the plot.
The author also uses this chapter to make some very strong statements on the injustices occurring towards the female population in 1898. More than a few times, whilst researching this book it has been classified as a lesbian feminist novel. Whether this is accurate or not, it is obvious that the author has some very strong opinions on women and their roles, and this flourishes amongst the narrator's dialogue.
-"'Look. This is the new world. Anything is possible here.' She had been too young to realize he was talking to her brothers" (MacDonald 14).
-"Mahmoud didn't beat his daughter, and he counted it a weakness that he'd never been able to bring himself to raise a hand to any of his girls for there was the root of the problem" (MacDonald 16).
-"It was that he had come like a thief in the night and stolen another man's property" (MacDonald 17). Materia is the said "property" that is being stolen by James.
It is still not clear who is narrating this story. However, shortly after discussing Materia and James getting married, the narrator curses Materia's womb and call Materia their daughter. The reader can come to the possible conclusion that the narrator is one or both of the parents of Materia. Perhaps they are telling this story to Materia's children? It is not clear if they are telling the story just to recount painful family history, or if the intent is cautionary or malicious. As I read on, hopefully this will become more apparent.
During the secret and forbidden marriage of Materia and James, the lines illustrating their wedding and their wedding night are threaded in between a poem: "Come with me from Lebanon O my sister....I am the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley...They lips O my bride drip as the honeycomb, honey and milk are under my tongue" (MacDonald 15). These are actual bible verses from the Old Testament, called the Song of Solomon. They're traditionally thought of as biblical love songs. Often, they are played at weddings.
Overall, this chapter was positive. It carried themes of love: Young love, risking everything for love, leaving everything behind for love, love does not see social classes and other themes of innocence and purity. However the last line of the chapter has a more than foreboding tone: "But just because it wasn't new, doesn't mean it wasn't haunted." (MacDonald 18).
Interesting Vocabulary:
-Heathen
-Steinway
-Carnal
-"Enklese"
Interesting Vocabulary:
-Heathen
-Steinway
-Carnal
-"Enklese"
Monday, October 18, 2010
Who is Ann-Marie MacDonald?
What Made You Interested In This Author?
Truthfully, nothing in particular made me interested in this particular author. I, however, was drawn to this particular novel by the striking title. As soon as I saw the title, I felt like it was going to be a heavy story line, and not just some flighty love story or idle comedy with no real substance. I happen to like books with a little bit of substance to them. It also, oddly, made me more attracted the the book when you mentioned that Fall On Your Knees has some graphic and perhaps disturbing content within the plot. I reasoned that I would would rather be disturbed and overcome with emotions over a crazy plot structure than be bored to tears. And at least I would have something interesting to write these blogs about.... In all seriousness, after looking up the book online and seeing phrases like "family secret" "voyeurism" "feminism" and "literary soap opera," I just had choose this book for my ISU.
Brief Background of the Author
Ann-Marie MacDonald was born in 1958, in Germany to parents who were originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Her mother, interestingly enough, lived in Sydney, Cape Breton, whilst her father hailed from New Waterford, Cape Breton. Both of these towns have been the setting for the first few pages of Fall On Your Knees; is there some element of non-fiction to these novels? MacDonald spent the first years of her life in Germany, where her father was stationed in the Royal Canadian Airforce. She later graduated from The National Theatre School, and became an actor in Toronto. She wrote her first play, Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning Juliet) in 1988, which won a Governor Generals award, and further pursued her passion of writing plays. In 1996, she wrote Fall On Your Knees, and in 2003 wrote The Way The Crow Flies. These two books alone have launched MacDonald into the spotlight, and have assembled her to be one of the most well-known and esteemed authors of modern Canadian fiction.
Other Published Works
The following are considered to be MacDonald's most popular and highest-achieving works, though she has also written other plays, as well as acted in various movies and stage performances.
1999- The Day the Men Went to Town (Short Story)
2003- The Way the Crow Flies (Novel)
1990- The Arab's Mouth (Play)
1992- Negredo Hotel (Play)
1998- Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (Play)
2000- Anything That Moves (Play/Musical)
2004- Belle Moral (Play)
Information on Places of Influence
see post titled "Cape Breton"
Other Authors Compared To?
It was difficult to find any authors that have been traditionally compared to MacDonald. However, most book blogs and respected bookstore websites have recommended such authors as Julia Glass, Alice Hoffman and Elizabeth Berg as writers to look to if one enjoys MacDonald's works. Upon looking up and reading the summaries of each of these individual author's acclaimed works, I noticed that most of the novels deal with such themes as community, family and the empowerment of women. These women evidently share some of the same viewpoints and values as MacDonald.
Themes Favoured By This Author
Looking all of MacDonald's works, it is clear that family, community and the role of women are very apparent in all of her works. Usually she deals with the theme of secrets or deep rooted family problems, as in Fall On Your Knees or Bell Moral. Occasionally she dabbles in the ideas of philosophy or pyscho-analytical theories, such as in Nigredo Hotel or Good Morning Juliet. She explores the theories of Jung, and Darwin in Nigredo and Moral respectively. I have also noticed throughout my journey amongst internet sources to review her works that there is often a dark side to her novels, plays and short stories. Even her so-called comedies have a dark side, often a murder or a tragedy of some sort that adds a satirical element of serious black humour to the work. None of her works seem light and breezy, and most deal with pretty severe topics. Also, I've noticed that MacDonald has a definite east coast theme, picking the maritime provinces in some of her works. Most of her literary achievements have a Canadian sense of tradition to them, and it is clear that she writes what she knows about, as many of the settings, including a station of the Royal Canadian Airforce in The Way The Crow Flies, Cape Breton in Fall On Your Knees and an Ontario University in Good Morning Juliet all seem to be close to home.
There is also, maybe by coincidence, a doctor character in many of MacDonald's plays. Overall, she seems to favour the formula of a destructive male figure paired with a strong female protagonist from what I can interperate from reading the summaries of her works.
Sources
1) http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/cws/article/viewFile/8877/80
Goldblatt, Patricia. "Fall On Your Knees." Canadian Woman Studies 17.5 (1997): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
2) http://www.vestige.org/2010/02/5---fall-on-your-knees-by-ann-.html
Bourre, August. "Fall On Your Knees." Vestige (2003): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
3)etc.hil.unb.ca/ojs/index.php/SCL/article/download/12749/13696
Baetz, Joel. "Tale From The Canadian Crypt: Canadian Ghosts, the Cultural Uncanny, and the Necessity of Haunting in Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall On Your Knees." StudiesIn Canadian Literature (2004): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
Truthfully, nothing in particular made me interested in this particular author. I, however, was drawn to this particular novel by the striking title. As soon as I saw the title, I felt like it was going to be a heavy story line, and not just some flighty love story or idle comedy with no real substance. I happen to like books with a little bit of substance to them. It also, oddly, made me more attracted the the book when you mentioned that Fall On Your Knees has some graphic and perhaps disturbing content within the plot. I reasoned that I would would rather be disturbed and overcome with emotions over a crazy plot structure than be bored to tears. And at least I would have something interesting to write these blogs about.... In all seriousness, after looking up the book online and seeing phrases like "family secret" "voyeurism" "feminism" and "literary soap opera," I just had choose this book for my ISU.
Brief Background of the Author
Ann-Marie MacDonald was born in 1958, in Germany to parents who were originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Her mother, interestingly enough, lived in Sydney, Cape Breton, whilst her father hailed from New Waterford, Cape Breton. Both of these towns have been the setting for the first few pages of Fall On Your Knees; is there some element of non-fiction to these novels? MacDonald spent the first years of her life in Germany, where her father was stationed in the Royal Canadian Airforce. She later graduated from The National Theatre School, and became an actor in Toronto. She wrote her first play, Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning Juliet) in 1988, which won a Governor Generals award, and further pursued her passion of writing plays. In 1996, she wrote Fall On Your Knees, and in 2003 wrote The Way The Crow Flies. These two books alone have launched MacDonald into the spotlight, and have assembled her to be one of the most well-known and esteemed authors of modern Canadian fiction.
Other Published Works
The following are considered to be MacDonald's most popular and highest-achieving works, though she has also written other plays, as well as acted in various movies and stage performances.
1999- The Day the Men Went to Town (Short Story)
2003- The Way the Crow Flies (Novel)
1990- The Arab's Mouth (Play)
1992- Negredo Hotel (Play)
1998- Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (Play)
2000- Anything That Moves (Play/Musical)
2004- Belle Moral (Play)
Information on Places of Influence
see post titled "Cape Breton"
Other Authors Compared To?
It was difficult to find any authors that have been traditionally compared to MacDonald. However, most book blogs and respected bookstore websites have recommended such authors as Julia Glass, Alice Hoffman and Elizabeth Berg as writers to look to if one enjoys MacDonald's works. Upon looking up and reading the summaries of each of these individual author's acclaimed works, I noticed that most of the novels deal with such themes as community, family and the empowerment of women. These women evidently share some of the same viewpoints and values as MacDonald.
Themes Favoured By This Author
Looking all of MacDonald's works, it is clear that family, community and the role of women are very apparent in all of her works. Usually she deals with the theme of secrets or deep rooted family problems, as in Fall On Your Knees or Bell Moral. Occasionally she dabbles in the ideas of philosophy or pyscho-analytical theories, such as in Nigredo Hotel or Good Morning Juliet. She explores the theories of Jung, and Darwin in Nigredo and Moral respectively. I have also noticed throughout my journey amongst internet sources to review her works that there is often a dark side to her novels, plays and short stories. Even her so-called comedies have a dark side, often a murder or a tragedy of some sort that adds a satirical element of serious black humour to the work. None of her works seem light and breezy, and most deal with pretty severe topics. Also, I've noticed that MacDonald has a definite east coast theme, picking the maritime provinces in some of her works. Most of her literary achievements have a Canadian sense of tradition to them, and it is clear that she writes what she knows about, as many of the settings, including a station of the Royal Canadian Airforce in The Way The Crow Flies, Cape Breton in Fall On Your Knees and an Ontario University in Good Morning Juliet all seem to be close to home.
There is also, maybe by coincidence, a doctor character in many of MacDonald's plays. Overall, she seems to favour the formula of a destructive male figure paired with a strong female protagonist from what I can interperate from reading the summaries of her works.
Sources
1) http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/cws/article/viewFile/8877/80
Goldblatt, Patricia. "Fall On Your Knees." Canadian Woman Studies 17.5 (1997): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
2) http://www.vestige.org/2010/02/5---fall-on-your-knees-by-ann-.html
Bourre, August. "Fall On Your Knees." Vestige (2003): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
3)etc.hil.unb.ca/ojs/index.php/SCL/article/download/12749/13696
Baetz, Joel. "Tale From The Canadian Crypt: Canadian Ghosts, the Cultural Uncanny, and the Necessity of Haunting in Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall On Your Knees." StudiesIn Canadian Literature (2004): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct 2010.
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