Symbolic significance of loons

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The Loon is a novel written by margaret lawrence, a famous Canadian woman writer, in the 1970s. The works mainly reflect the struggle between white mainstream culture and indigenous culture, which eventually leads to the marginalization of indigenous culture.

The historical background of the story is that at the end of 19, the Metis opposed the Canadian federal government's takeover of the Red River area where they lived, rebelled to protect the natural environment and fight for the right to exist, but were finally suppressed.

By describing the tragic fate of Puget, an indigenous girl of Mé di nationality, this paper reflects the cultural phenomenon that the so-called white mainstream culture controls other indigenous cultures in Canada, a multi-ethnic and multicultural country, and finally the indigenous culture is marginalized.

The origin of social problems in Canada is very similar to that in the United States, and there are similar patterns from the ethnic composition of the two countries to the implementation of immigration policies. /kloc-When Europeans came to Canada in the 6th century, Canada had 200,000 residents, most of whom were Indians.

Inuit mainly live in Newfoundland, Quebec and the Arctic. At that time, the Indians were basically in the Stone Age and lived a primitive life, mainly fishing and hunting, and a few later settled in agriculture.

During the colonial period in Canada, the early immigrants were mainly French and British immigrants, and immigrants from other countries and regions moved to Canada in the late19th century. The problems of indigenous people did not begin today.

Broadly speaking, since human beings have been divided into ethnic groups, since there has been ethnic migration, the problems of indigenous people have existed; Specifically, the problem of indigenous people originated from the outward expansion of modern European colonists and its aftermath.

However, for a long time in the past, people paid wide attention to the world's ethnic issues, not indigenous issues, but colonial issues.

On the other hand, we should also see that the wave of colonialism is closely related to the fate of Canadian aborigines, which is precisely the need of European white colonial policy. Indians, Inuit, Metis and other aborigines were plundered by colonists.

Materialist dialectics once said: "The economic base determines the superstructure, so the loss of their economic status will inevitably lead to the loss of their cultural identity and the confusion of their sense of social belonging."

Facts have proved this point. In "Dragon", Maddy girl Piguet tries to find her identity in the white society, and tries to win the approval of the white people, and finally fails miserably.

From 1960s to early 1970s, Canada faced turbulence and decision-making. Conflicts between races, regions and genders have become more and more fierce, and resistance movements have proliferated.

The continuous interest in social realism has led many writers to describe the real life around them and cultivate readers' awareness of observing real life by using various forms of expression. Margaret lawrence is one of the most representative writers in this period.

The novel was written in 1970, which is the eve of Canada's multicultural policy. Margaret lawrence described the characters' personalities from many angles with delicate descriptions, and created vivid characters.

It truly reproduces the social reality that the Meti girl Piget in Manawoka town is struggling on the edge of the white mainstream society, fighting against the unequal society, but her fate is tragic in the end.