Painted Fires

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage
Cover of the book Painted Fires by Nellie L. McClung, Cecily Devereux, Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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Author: Nellie L. McClung, Cecily Devereux ISBN: 9781554589944
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press Publication: July 2, 2014
Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press Language: English
Author: Nellie L. McClung, Cecily Devereux
ISBN: 9781554589944
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication: July 2, 2014
Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Language: English

Painted Fires, first published in 1925, narrates the trials and tribulations of Helmi Milander, a Finnish immigrant, during the years approaching the First World War. The novel serves as a vehicle for McClung’s social activism, especially in terms of temperance, woman suffrage, and immigration policies that favour cultural assimilation. In her afterword, Cecily Devereux situates Painted Fires in the context of McClung’s feminist fiction and her interest in contemporary questions of immigration and “naturalization.” She also considers how McClung’s representation of Helmi Milander’s story draws on popular culture narratives.

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Painted Fires, first published in 1925, narrates the trials and tribulations of Helmi Milander, a Finnish immigrant, during the years approaching the First World War. The novel serves as a vehicle for McClung’s social activism, especially in terms of temperance, woman suffrage, and immigration policies that favour cultural assimilation. In her afterword, Cecily Devereux situates Painted Fires in the context of McClung’s feminist fiction and her interest in contemporary questions of immigration and “naturalization.” She also considers how McClung’s representation of Helmi Milander’s story draws on popular culture narratives.

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