The Mountain And The Valley
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In the Prologue of , we are introduced to David Canaan and his family. The novel takes place in Nova Scotia in a small farming community. The writer spends a great deal of time talking abpout the nature surrounding the town. This gives the reader a very good mental picture of where the story ....
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.... have it. Ellen is shown to the reader as a sort of artist; she is very talented at the work she does. Even though she can no longer see to draw the designs for the rug, and has to have David trace them on for her. "David had marked them for her. Her eyes could no longer trace the outlines of scrolls and flowers"(9). Throughout the novel we are taken to Ellen constantly working on the rug.
In the Prologue, Ellen is the artist and David is her apprentice. He does not realize that he ....
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Word count: 434
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
