Part one of term paper
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 is taking place. The writer describes in de ...

Part two of term paper
... We learn that the rug is made from torn clothes. "They were good rugs. All the garment were whole"(9). The rags for the rug are from the family's old clothes that they have either worn out or grown out of. Ellen sorts the clothes out, and reminds herslef whose shirt or jacket it was, and when did they 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 Davi ...