THE RELENTLESS STRUGGLE- In A Bird in the House, Margaret Laurence develops many patterns common throughout her collection of short stories. Among these themes is the passing of character traits from one generation to another. Many of the characters develop characteristics demonstrated by their pre...

The Position of women in the 1930's and 1940's is an important part of understanding the story, "A bird in the house". Women made great strides in the twenties, gaining the right to vote, Among other statutory rights. This seemed to be the beginning of the idea that women were indeed afforded the...

My Secret Have you ever kept a secret? I'm not talking about when someone tells you something and you keep it to yourself it's more like when you know something that no one else knows and telling someone about it takes away from your pleasure, from your secret. The first real secret I...