A Bird In The House

In the Chapter the Loons, Piquette a half Indian comfiness herself because she is not pleased with her life. Piquette creates a mask confining herself from t

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Although Ewen is in financial jepordy she urges Ewen to hire a maid. She also tries to recollect on the past to remember how she was once in a wealthy state, "find quote of her having maid and frequent parties". She refuses to believe she is poor and creates a mask of denial to help her believe she is in fact wealthy. At night when Vanessa approaches her room she weeps because she mourns to break free from the Brick House. Grandmother Macloud has already had a son and husband pass away and tries to use money as a method of controlling her destiny. Fortunately in the story Edna is introduced with the opportunity of breaking free from home but she avoids the situation. 97) At a young age Piquette was forced in to a early parental role, she took the duties of looking over her family conducting such chores as cooking meals and cleaning the house. Just as Grandfather Connor goes underground he is under Edna when it comes to whom she may have an relationship with. When Piquette visits Vanessa's cottage she attempts she tries to avoid contact with Vanessa revealing Piquette's loner nature. She becomes a drunken alcoholic and dies in a fire with her children symbolizing how we have left no room for the Indians to grow within our society.

The characters in A Bird In The House use masks to conceal there feelings towards things they may feel uncomfortable with. We are actually quit aware of Edna's need to break live away. Grandfather Connor handles the situation by avoiding it entirely. As Vanessa approaches Piquette she is full of excuses to avoid Vanessa.

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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

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