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It is a fact that almost all of the people in Canada are immigrants, or come fromimmigrant descent. If it were not for the millions of people who have fled to Canada inhope of a better life, Canada would never have prospered into what it is today. As a resultof this fact, it is hard to believe that immigrants are still faced with many hardships whenthey enter Canada. Most immigrants have good intentions in mind when coming to a newcountry. Immigrants coming to Canada believe that they will be able to keep their culture,become successful and prosper. These misleading hopes set the immigrant up for a life ofcontinuous disappointment. Canadian Literature portrays the immigrant experience in anegative light. The Canadian experience for immigrants appears to be programmed forfailure. Immigrants try to adopt a new identity in hope that this will enable them tosucceed in the future. Venturing to new lands often compels immigrants to isolatethemselves from society, by holding onto their own traditions and disregarding the newculture. Immigrants who seek to become successful in Canada are often let down bywhat they have found, and are left feeling fe
Immigrant characters in Canadian literature often express a fear of losing theiridentity and culture. This constant struggle compelshuman's to change their culture, in order to contiue and flourish. Even though, Naomi's unclewas a Canadian citizen, the Canadian government took over his ships because of hisJapanese origin. Leaving their past behind, immigrants struggle to survive by any means possible. /This will teachthese foreign reds/ The sort of country they've come to. Throughout Canadian Literature isolation has an extreme effect upon thedevelopement of an individual's character. Immigrants in Canadian literature are constantly struggling with denying theirpast in order to succeed in the future. Naturally human's are constant striving to survive. Feelings of emptiness and helplessness seem to be inevitable for the immigrant inCanadian literature. In Joy Kowaga's "Obason" Naomi's unclestruggles with his identity.
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