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1、The Loons组员：邓文静 201316010207和丽红 201316010212吕美琪 201316010221罗 倩 201316010223马 丽 201316010224沙莲芝 201316010226王 丽 201316010231郑雅琪 201316010239The loon, the size of a large duck or small goose, resembles these birds in shape when swimming. Like ducks and geese but unlike coots (which are Rallidae) and

2、grebes ,the loons toes are connected by webbing. Loons are excellent swimmers, using their feet to propel themselves above and under water while their wings provide assistance. They are now facing the extinction.Margaret LaurenceWriter , poetBorn in Neepawa, Manitoba in Canada in 1926. Married an en

3、gineer and moving to AfricaThe governor Generals AwardMaster pieces: This Side of Jordan(1960) The Stone Angel (1964) A Jest of God (1966) The First Dwellers (1969) The Diviners(1974)Died on January 5, 1987 and her ashes were interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Manitoba Setting1.The Natur

4、al Setting2.The Social SettingNatural settingParagraph 1 (开场描写) The poor condition of their living is a hint of the miserable ending of Piquette.Paragraph 17 (别墅景色)The author spent a lot of words describing and embellishing the place, because it is the place where the climax of the story happened an

5、d the loons, the main clue of the novel, lived.Paragraph 39 (钻石湖景致)Actually, the description of the plaintive crying of loons and the surrounding environment is the exact reflection of the destiny of Piquette.Paragraph 73 (结尾重返钻石湖)The scenery description of ending is full of the felling of lonelines

6、s and sadness, which is just the mood of the author. And it also reflects the changing of social enviroment.Social settingAboriginal People in CanadaAboriginal People in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Metis. The terms First People and First Nation are both used to refer to indigenous p

7、eople of Canada. First Nation has come into general use for the indigenous people of North America in Canada, and their descendants.加拿大土著居民由第一民族，因纽特人和梅蒂族组成。第一民族指的是加拿大的北美土著居民以及其后裔。 The MetisThe origin of Metis Nation is rooted in the history fabric of Canada. It was in the Canadian Northwest that the

8、y evolved into a new and distinct nation. The Metis were officially recognized as one of Canandas three Aboriginal people in the Constitution Act of 1982.梅蒂族被列为加拿大的三大土著居民之一，于印第安人和因纽特人并列。直到1982年的宪法才官方认证梅蒂族为加拿大三大土著居民之一。The Loons, written by Margaret Laurence in 1970, sets its background on a sequence

9、of rebellions named Riels Rebellions in which the Metis struggled for their living in the Red River Region and tried to protect the nature they lived on.The Relation between The loons & Piquettes FateHer death is like the disappearance of the loons on Diamond Lake. Just as the narrators father had p

10、redicted, the loons would go away when more cottages were built at the lake with more people moving in. The loons disappeared as nature was ruined by civilization. In a similar way, Piquette and her people failed to find their position in modern society. Thematic analysis The article show how hard l

11、ife of Indian in north American and they found it impossible to fit into the mainstream culture and difficult to be assimilated comfortably. This novel focuses on the theme of conflicts and compromise between different races and cultures. When different civilization conflict, if the weak one dont ch

12、ange, dont step forward, means that disappear.Piquette reflects the stereotype of the doomed minority figure. She accumulates an extraordinary number of handicaps, all of which are seen to be indirectly related to her Mtis origins. Piquettes tragedy is that, like the loons, she belongs to a more aut

13、hentic heritage which has been destroyed. Yet, we also see a more tenacious(坚持的,顽强的,固执的)Piquette; in her silence, rejections, and refusals, she is a character who is fighting for her own survival in a world clearly divided along class lines and this tenacity is seen principally in her rejection of V

14、anessas self-satisfaction and sense of superiority.Piquette seeks to fit into the main currents of culture but is marginalized by the white-determinate society. Its the external causes that determines Piquettes firm character and her tragic lot.Causes of Piquettes FatePiquette Tonnerre accumulates t

15、he society disadvantage of poverty, illness, ethnic discrimination and being female.As for Piquettes character and destiny, external factors play a leading role. Comments The loons was written by Margaret Laurence in 1970s. It focuses on the theme of conflicts and compromise between different races

16、and cultures in terms of cultural politics. This novel mainly describes a French half-breed girl named Piquette, who is Vanessas classmate. Piquette had tuberculosis of the bone, and for the good of her health, Vanessas father took her up to Diamond Lake with them that summer. During the two months

17、at Diamond Lake, Piquette seemed to be interested in nothing and refused to play with Vanessa, which makes Vanessa feel that she was mysterious. But four years later, she had changed into an attractive girl and was to get married with a handsome white guy. Another three years later, Piquette had com

18、e back with two babies after divorce. One winter night, the cottage she lived in caught fire and she died with the two babies. In this progress, Piquettes character had great changes, from silent to lively, from plain to slender. Before, she was emotionless and her face was stolid and expressionless. She could not express herself with her own ideas. But later, she changed: her face was fille