A_Bird_in_the_House

A Bird in the House A Bird In The House By Margaret Laurence "The Loons" 1) Meaning of the chapter: -Connects back to Piquette's life -"loons" used as a metaphor to describe the lack of attention and belonging e.g. Piquette did not go to school and stayed home at all times 2) Major Event: - Piquette going forth to the Connors cottage - first time Piquette showed that she can relate to somebody i.e. Vanessa's father 3) Major Conflict: -Piquette does not fit in with the Connor family e.g. Mother thought that Piquette had lice; Grandmother McLeod refused to go to the cottage with her and Vanessa's father orders her to get along with Piquette. Vanessa also only "uses" Piquette as an "informing guide" for the wild. 4) Explain what we learned about the family: Grandmother McLeod is prejudice against people of lower class. - Beth is the typical mother in response to thinking that Piquette would be a bad influence on her child BUT piquette, vanessa, people, life, learns, go, family, explain, belonging, about, vanessa's, showed, mother, mcleod, major, grandmother, connor, beth, world, wild, welcomed, typical, tried, together, stay, thinking, times, time, through, thought, them, closer, stayed, spirit, soul, somebody, significance, shows, sharing,intimate, sentence, sense, school, response, relate, relate, refused, really, belonging, reality, prejudice, piquette's