Many interesting stories are held within the pages of "Heartland". The stories by Canadian authors including Alice Munro, Veronica Ross, and Roch Carrier, capture the readers interest through plot twists, characters, theme, and much more. As the readers we are led to ask whether or not what is written on the page has a more elaborate meaning. Within these stories the concept of things not being as they seem is brought to our attention. Modern …showed first 75 words of 384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 384 total…between Val nad Cam. Vals wedding cake is anothe symbol. The cake symbolises Val's embarassment of her bother. A final symbol is the book "The Art Of Loving", which symbolises how Val realizes she's angry at Cam for no real reason. Appearing in the short stories I'm Still Here and Forgiveness in Famalies is symbolism. The symbols in these stories adds to the readers interest by making us reevaluate and rethink what we are reading.