| Abstrakt: |
This article discusses the perpetuation of French-Canadian identity on the increasingly anglophone North-American continent. The French language is a key part of Francophone ethnic identity, but this is not exclusively the case. Anglophone individuals of French heritage still relate back to French, even if their personal linguistic fluency has been lost. Therefore, the French language, and its relationship to Quebec itself, retains an unique cultural symbolism even after families have left the province. This is illustrated through the works "Le petit mangeur de fleurs," by Norman Beaupré and "American Ghosts," by David Plante. |
