In the essay, "True North," Margaret Atwood articulates explicitly that the real north is a dangerous and overwhelming environment for anyone to approach or interact with. Atwood also argues vigorously that the consequence of entering the north is deleterious. In the essay, Atwood begins by suggest that the definition of "north" varies among different people from different places. However, Atwood explains that her north, the "True North," is the location of her hometown, a place …
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…Tab/>Atwood exposes the inanimate side of characteristic and suggest that the "True North" is an extremely ruthless environment that destroys any human beings mentally and physically. It is no doubt that nature is a hazardous domain where humans are easy victims of the nature. Works Cited Atwood, Margaret. "True North." The Norton Reader: Shorter 10th Edition. Ed. Linda H. Peterson, John C. Brereton, and Joan E. Hartman. New York: WW Norton, 2000. (91 - 101)