Elements of Nationalism in Surfacing


Keywords:
Culture, Colonialism, Colonizer, Canadian ideology, Colonized, Hegemony, monologyAbstract
The aim of the paper is to study nationalistic elements present in Surfacing by highlighting how foreign dominion in a country elevates the concept of national consciousness in the subjects. The purpose of this study is to embark on how colonization is forging nationalism in the subjects (colonized) and compelling them to understand and find their positions in their respective societies.
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