Exercises of Canadians: What Do They Want" Margaret Atwood
Questions on the Ideas 1.In what ways was the young man displeased with Atwood's poem "How to Like Man"? It seems that he disliked the poem in two aspects: firstly,the poem suggests loving a man from his feet,which is only part of the whole person; secondly,the poem regards man as the only one who involved in the misdemeanors like launching a war of committing raping,which is rather unfair to men
2.How is the asterisk of"Offer Good Only in the United States"(par.3)associated with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Perhaps it is excusable for some people from other countries in the world to take a difficult view that the so-called "equity of all men"stated in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights,though not literally written in the document,is actually a conditional offer-it applies to US citizens only-which is similar to the case of that of the Popsicle Pete
3.Why does the author say that Canadians no longer own their souls? Canadians used to have their souls(before WWII),but during the war,they invested too much in fighting,thus creating a capital vacuum. Then they depended too much on the US investments,and in order to exchange for US money,they have to sell themselves out at the expense of their inborn right to equality and freedom,getting nothing but troubles
They've started to rely so heavily on American's dominance that even if they were called upon to protest against the United States'destroying the world by manipulating world politics,they would not very much willingly to participate in that movement.Canadians have long been accustomed to watching the American affairs in a detached way