Everyone's son founded by Hugh McLennan is in Cape Breton and the mining industry is the focal point of most people's lives. The mining brings about "great wealth and prosperity, and great suffering and environmental damage" (Armstrong et al., Vii). Industrial capitalism of "everyone's child" is a powerful force that helps the negative dynamics of the Broughton community through changes in the environment, physical and emotional influence on people of coal mines, and emotional influences. And physical impact. Coal mines affect women.
History tells us that opposition or religious disobedience to your people almost always causes complaints, because community members are usually disapproved. Hugh · McLennan's novel "Everyone's Son" has two themes related to this topic. It is not clearly confirmed, but the identity of the Celts and the fate of Puritans. Class value Not meeting these lifestyles shows the two themes of fighter Archie and Ainslie dreamer. Trying to cultivate new value makes you fail and resists your religion. In this article, we first analyze the meaning of these two themes, the second article shows that Archie is fighting the identity of Celtics, Anzuri is trying to escape from Puritan's values.
Hugh Old - Older brother of Thomas Old and occasional owner of Douglas. Hugh lives in Baltimore with his wife Sophia. Thomas and Lucretia Old have allowed Hugh to borrow Douglas as his son's Thomas's servant. Hugh is very revealing that Caucasans maintain their power over blacks by depriving them of their education, and he unconsciously inspires Douglas on this matter. Hugh is not as cruel as his brother Thomas, but he got tougher because of his drinking habits in his later years. Hugh seems to recognize that black slavery and legitimate treatment are inhumane, but he does not allow this kind of consciousness to interfere with the ability to exercise Douglas.
Prisoner Haley noted that the 19-year prison term is the most severe punishment permitted by law. Hailey also said that Hugh's man was stolen, and Mitchell, out of curiosity the next day, saw him in prison. Since then, Hugh was quiet and sick, but he is still about to escape. Hugh 's accomplice, Deborah had only three years in prison. Haley asked Hugh to see Hugh everyday, and Hailey eventually told him to follow it. When Hailey put Deborah into the cell of Hugh, Deborah immediately noticed that Hugh was very sick and lost his sense. Deborah cried and acknowledged her love for Hugh. He ignored her, but he was fascinated by rubbing tin in the bar. Deborah shows that he is dying of Hugh's face.