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This document was downloaded from Coursework.Info - The UK's Coursework Database Click here to visit Courswork.Info The Loons: Racism Margaret Laurence¡¯s short story The Loons is a tale about the uneasy relationship of the female narrator with a French half-breed girl named Picquette. The narrator is a woman named Vanessa looking back on her youth and reflecting on her attempts to befriend Picquette who had a big chip on her soldier as a result of her minority status. The Loons is a tale that illustrates how racism exists in the guise of good intentions, intolerance and stereotyping. Good intentions can somehow result in conflicts. When Vanessa¡¯s good-hearted father Ewen decides to invite Picquette to stay at the family cottage, it is the narrator¡¯s mother Beth who puts up resistance. The family holds a discussion about Picquette joining them. Beth complains that Picquette presence might adversely affect the other children in the family. The narrator¡¯s father responds to his wife¡¯s concerns. ¡°She¡¯s not contagious,¡± my father said.
Approximate Word count = 654
Approximate Pages = 2.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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