by Michael Ondaatje Ondaatje Bio 1943 in Ceylon Sri Lanka Family were British Colonialists wealthy owned tea plantation Father alcoholic Ended marriage Moved with mother first to England then to Canada ID: 593090
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In the Skin of a Lion
by Michael Ondaatje Slide2
Ondaatje- Bio
1943 in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Family were British Colonialists- wealthy- owned tea plantation
Father alcoholic. Ended marriage. Moved with mother first to England then to Canada.
Bishop’s University and University of Toronto Undergrad
Queen’s University— Masters 1967
University of Western Prof. until 1971
York University Ph. D.
Married Kim Jones— blended familySlide3
Forsythia
I cannot look at forsythia now/ without loss or joy for you” (Ondaatje “Sad Daughter”).Slide4
Log Drivers
http://youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8Slide5
Patrick and Clara are “driving to Marmora under six stars and a moon” (Ondaatje 1)Slide6
Riverdale Library Slide7
The Bloor
Viaduct “will carry trains that have not even been invented” (Ondaatje 26). Slide8
At
Union Statio
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Patrick felt he “was in the belly of the whale” (Ondaatje 54). Slide9
Ambrose is ruthless and reminds people that in the past “
t
he price of a greyhound or a hawk [is] the same as that of a man” (Ondaatje 58). In his opinion any one or anything could be bought. He is a “bare knuckle capitalist” (Ondaatje 60). Slide10
Small’s Wife and The Grand Opera House Slide11
People hate Ambrose Small because he “clarifi[es] the gulf between the rich and the starving” (Ondaatje 59). Slide12
Fire escape: Toronto
Fox Theatre
Oak Leaf Steam Bath
Misc. Images Slide13
Dyers- Tanners Slide14Slide15
Toronto Waterworks: R.C. Harris Treatment Plant
-Construction from1932-1941
-Art Deco Style- opulent
-45% of Toronto Water
-Designated historic site 1998.
-Open to public despite fears and increased security.Slide16
Toronto WaterworksSlide17
Epic of Gilgamesh
-Sumerian, city of Uruk
(Fertile Crescent)
-Language: Akkadian
-Writing style: Cuneiform
-2,000 BC first recordedSlide18
Fertile Crescent
Ziggurat