Island: Collected Stories – Insight Text Article


Island – Text Article is a 5000-word analysis of Alistair MacLeod’s short-story collection. The article discusses the collection’s Nova Scotian and Celtic contexts, as well as MacLeod’s use of setting, structure and language. It provides an in-depth analysis of characters and themes, and presents two contrasting interpretations of the text. It also includes ten essay topics and an analysis of a sample topic.