The Loons

Margareth Laurence the author was born in the city of Neepwa, Manitoba in the 1920s. She used the fictional town of Manawaka in The Loons story to relate herself a truly native with the Indian character Piquette Tonerre.
The protagonist of this story is Piquette. The story is written in the fisrt person.
The Loon’s theme is through the description of the plight. The idea of been marginalized by those major ethnic groups. The story has been taken to task for the questionable values attached to its use of Piquette as the stereotype of the doomed minority figure. This is an example for racism. It is omething that we have to deal on daily basis.
I was able to find two setting for the story. There are many conflicts too. One of them is the conflict between the loon (the mirror ethnic people) and the whole society. I also found many symbolism as the loon symbolized the little girl – Piquette; the crying of the loons symbolizes the eagerness of the girl for personal happiness…
I personally really enjoyed this story. It has touched my heart. I wish we could live in a world with racism and stereotypes that make people judge the others without even known where those people come from.