The Importance Of American Comedy

American comedy having Canadian connections is not a new thing. Americans have been using Canadian ideals and lifestyles to their advantage for many years now in the comedic world and the rate that it happens seems to be growing. The joke “It’s easy to forget about Canada, all tucked away down there”, first off, is not very funny, it also is not even close to being a correct statement. In this essay Canada will be spoken about for its’ importance to the United States and also why it is so important for Americans to be in tune with Canada and its’ world affairs. After only doing a quick Google search, it was easy to find that this joke came from the popular Television show The Simpsons. This piece of information is important because The Simpsons …show more content…
When I first decided to take this course I was a bit nervous to the idea of learning about Canada, not because I was not interested, but because I did not know anything about it and I felt like I would do bad in the course. This mindset quickly changed as we began to dive into the material. There is so much about Canada that would be important for other nations to know and learn from. Canada has an extremely high standard of living, which is something that they take a lot of pride in. When speaking about only American and Canadian relationships, we have more in common than many people would know. According to an online document created by K12 Canada, “Hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens reside in or visit Canada each year. Canada and the United States share history, border, coasts, atmosphere, wildlife and values” (K12 Canada). This alone is important for Americans to know because if Americans understood just how much America and Canada actually have in common, the mutual respect between the two countries might see a rise. Which would in turn only be beneficial for both countries. There are many more reason that could be given for why people should learn more about Canada, but the better question in the long run is ‘why not?’. Canada has many interesting takes on the way they deal with …show more content…
The respect comes from how the country was developed and the roots that it has in their economic background. Canadians recognize that nature has a role in everybody’s life, whether it is good or bad. The two examples used in class were Margaret Atwood’s ‘Death by Landscape’, and Alistair MacLeod’s ‘As Birds Bring Forth the Sun’. Both of these stories are great examples on displaying how Canadian art and even literature are influenced by the relationship between humans and nature. One story discusses how nature can effect humans in the purest form, while the other discusses how nature effects humans in the wildlife form; unpredictable and controlling. Going in detail with the story discussing nature and wildlife’s relationship with humans, As Birds bring Forth the Sun also is seen as an example that humans need to respect nature and that it should not be taken advantage of or taken lightly. The grey dog in the story killed the unsuspecting father and it left a lasting effect on his family. This story has grown to become a common tall tale scary story to tell and pass on, but the basis of the story is interesting. As stated before, it gets the point across that nature is powerful and cannot be fully trusted. Because MacLeod is a Canadian writer it is no surprise that this relationship is shown in this story, and it is not the only one in which the human-nature relationship can be