Engrish 10-The Loons (So Much Homework from other courses)

Significant amounts of Symbolism is used in the story itself, the title itself being a big indicator of the plight of Métis, and smaller things within the story which also help the main symbolism used. The Main symbol used to symbolize generally the whole story is of the loons, as in the story the loons live peacefully, but as time goes on and western civilization encroaches in on their habitat they are driven out, just like the Métis and the red river and other settlements. Another symbol  that is used to support that would be Piquette herself, as she is unhappy all the time, and when she finds some happiness she ends up dying, another symbol of the metis (she was also a metis, this shouldn’t be confused with an allegory). So generally, the Métis story is symbolized by things that play an important part in this story.

This Paragraph will explore the mood of the story and its characters. By reading the story it seems that  the way its written makes it seem apathetic, it progress from that into a darker mood near the end, and in the end a sort of a sadder mood. The mood of the characters can be divided into the main characters also, Piquette seems to have a apathetic, uncaring, yet sad mood throughout the story. Vanessa on the other hand seemed to have the opposite personality/mood in the story, warm, caring, and upbeat, shown when she tried to connect with Piquette on many occasions. 

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NOT MY IMAGE

This picture shows a loon in the water, I picked this image to symbolize the Story "The Loons" because of the loon being chosen as the main symbol for the story. This would be considered a literal representation, as loons tend to be shy and disappear just like in the story.[not the shy part, the disappearing part]