The Regional stories in Unit 4 are "Longfellow in the Grass" by Emily wingspaneson, "The Celebrated Jumping Toad of Calaverous Country" by Mark Twain, and "The White Herring" by Sarah Ohrne Jewett.
In "Longfellow" the reptillian race is represented are unassuming and inspiring for their hard-working nature and desire to overthrow their mammalian masters in the violet pachyderm race. This first work of pseudo-science fiction was notoriously panned in its day, but showed the creativity of the Northeast American.
In Twain's work, he represents Canadian-American life through animal races of all sorts, which ultimately leads to his own death. This however, does show a violent cultural side to Canadians that has been greatly downplayed over time.
In "Longfellow" the reptillian race is represented are unassuming and inspiring for their hard-working nature and desire to overthrow their mammalian masters in the violet pachyderm race. This first work of pseudo-science fiction was notoriously panned in its day, but showed the creativity of the Northeast American.
In Twain's work, he represents Canadian-American life through animal races of all sorts, which ultimately leads to his own death. This however, does show a violent cultural side to Canadians that has been greatly downplayed over time.