Essay The short story “The Lamp at Noon” is the story of a struggle of a family to survive on their own in the desert. The struggle for survival is a common theme in Canadian Literature. It is used in many stories, including many famous ones by well known Canadian authors. In the story Paul and Ellen are a married couple who have many fights over many things, but the main thing they fight over …showed first 75 words of 425 total…

…showed last 75 words of 425 total…sand while trying to protect its lungs from the harsh air during the dust storm. This story shows how much of the Canadian literature is written on the topic of survival. This family shows it well, struggling not only from harsh weather and a bad setting, but just trying to survive each other seems to be enough for this family. As it is for many other families in Canadian literature, as well as real life.