How Others Shape the View of the World: Vanessa in Margaret Laurence's, ;A Bird in the House;.
This undergraduate level paper examines the impact that Others have upon the life of the narrator in Margaret Laurence's A Bird in the House. The paper examines the significance of Piquette and Harvey in the stories "The Loons" and "The Half Husky" in relation to the narrator's development. It concludes that the lessons Vanessa learns in the tragedy of others brings her closer to understanding the world and herself. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.