Haliburton

Thomas Haliburton, the author of the book "The Clockmaker, The Sayings and Doings of Sam Slick of Slickville", demonstrates the power an author can have over his audience. By using two fictional characters, Sam and the Squire, Haliburton is able, although sometimes through ridicule not always gentle, to persuade his primary readers at that time, the Nova Scotians or Bluenoses as he refers of them, into a more worthy and industrious way of life. Haliburton …

…two fictional characters Haliburton is able to emphasize the major economic, political and social problems he feels important for the people of Nova Scotia to discuss in order to improve and prosper. He is able to show the different roles each of these categories take amongst different social groups, low, middle and higher class, amongst different races, the blacks primarily, and amongst women and how they were treated during his time of writing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**