Where the World Began Response Whether it is barren tundra or a bustling metropolis, one’s homeland evokes a certain amount of emotional attachment that is generally not understood by others within one’s life. This is skilfully shown within Margaret Laurence’s “Where the World Began”, in which she is able to proudly describe many of the reasons why her town in the Canadian prairies are where her roots begin, despite her town being labelled as undesirable to the untrained eye. Through a variety of literary elements and well-described thoughts, Laurence’s essay is able to greatly influence me by evoking strong personal connections and feelings, connections between the way that I view my hometown with the way Laurence sees hers, and is able to
