Okay, if we say that Fraser was born sometime between 1958 and 1960, how different would his childhood experience in the far north? (Hi, I have a thing for historical fiction. :P)
What about the oil industry? In my head, I see drilling platforms across the prairie -- but in my head it's always summertime and there's a sea of grass around the rig.
What about the sex industry? I don't guess there are red light districts when it's -50C out. Are there shops for sex toys or would RayK have to order presents for Fraser off the internet?
What's it like in the winter when there are only a few minutes/hours of daylight? I've been in Whitehorse a week before summer solstice, and I remember how hard it was to get to sleep with the sun still up; but somehow I can't wrap my brain around it being dark all the time.
What do teenage boys and girls do for fun and/or to be rebellious brats if they have no access to computers/internet/playstations/etc? How much of a freak was Fraser for going hiking and reading all the time when he was living with his grandparents? I get the feeling that Mark Smithbauer spent all his waking moments playing hockey, but what would other kids do?
How much racism, segregation, and integration is there between First Nations and whites in the community off the reservations?
Is there a stigma of any kind attributed to being from the far north?
Thank you SO much for tackling this! I'm so thrilled to have all this information in one place -- and I'm trying very hard not to worry over how many things I've gotten wrong in my fic. *g*
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Date: 2007-07-25 10:38 pm (UTC)Okay, if we say that Fraser was born sometime between 1958 and 1960, how different would his childhood experience in the far north? (Hi, I have a thing for historical fiction. :P)
What about the oil industry? In my head, I see drilling platforms across the prairie -- but in my head it's always summertime and there's a sea of grass around the rig.
What about the sex industry? I don't guess there are red light districts when it's -50C out. Are there shops for sex toys or would RayK have to order presents for Fraser off the internet?
What's it like in the winter when there are only a few minutes/hours of daylight? I've been in Whitehorse a week before summer solstice, and I remember how hard it was to get to sleep with the sun still up; but somehow I can't wrap my brain around it being dark all the time.
What do teenage boys and girls do for fun and/or to be rebellious brats if they have no access to computers/internet/playstations/etc? How much of a freak was Fraser for going hiking and reading all the time when he was living with his grandparents? I get the feeling that Mark Smithbauer spent all his waking moments playing hockey, but what would other kids do?
How much racism, segregation, and integration is there between First Nations and whites in the community off the reservations?
Is there a stigma of any kind attributed to being from the far north?
Thank you SO much for tackling this! I'm so thrilled to have all this information in one place -- and I'm trying very hard not to worry over how many things I've gotten wrong in my fic. *g*
YAY details!!!