The Loons读后感两篇.docx

The Loons读后感两篇.docx

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TheLoons读后感两篇

MyAttitudestowardsPiquette’sChange

TheshortstoryTheLoonscreatesahalf-bredgirlbythenameofPiqurtteTonnerre.Shegrowsupunderharshcircumstancesinawhite-dominatedsociety.Thestoryistoldbyanothergirl,Vanessa.SheisPiquette’sclassmates.ButshejustknowsthatPiquetteisthedaughterofLazarus,whohastuberculosis.Piquette’ssicknessisalmosttheonlythingVanessaknowabouther.BecauseherfatheristhedoctorwhohaslookedafterPiquette.Piquettewasinvitedtospendthesummerholidaywiththedoctor’sfamilyintheDiamondLakeforthesakeofherhealth.Severalyearslater,VanessahappenstomeetPiquetteinacaféandshetellsVanessathatsheisgoingtomarryawhiteman,andfouryearslaterwhenVanessacomeshomeonherholiday,shelearnsthatPiquetteisburnttodeathtogetherwithhertwochildren.

Intheshortnovel,Piquettehaschangedherselfalotinordertofitinthemaincurrentofthesociety.

Asweknow,PiquettewasanMetiswhichisanancientaboriginalnation.Shelivesalifewithdiscrimination.Bytheendof19thcentury,thepeoplefoughtagainsttheinvasionofthefederalgovernmentprotecttheirlivingenvironmentandthesovereigntyoftheirterritory,buttheyfailed.Thewhiteculturebecamethemaincurrentofthesociety.Ofcoursetheywouldlivealifeofshameandhumiliation.PiquetteTonnerrewasFrenchhalf-breeds.AsaMetisgirl,shewasnotabletoownahappylifeandreceiveagoodeducationasherpeers.What’smore,shesufferedtuberculosis.Themiserablelifekeptheruncured,andalwaysbeabsentfromschool.Thesocialbackgroundcontributesalottohercharacter.ThoseprejudicesmadePiquettebecomeacoldandunsociablegirl.WhenthewriterwasspendingherpeculiarsummerwithPiquette,thegirlseemedtohavelittletosayandwasnotveryfriendlytothewriter.Thewriterdescribeher,“Shewassittingontheswingherlamelegheldstifflyout,andherotherfootscuffingthegroundassheswungslowlybackandforth,Herlonghairhungblackandstraightaroundhershoulders,andherbroadcoarse-featuredfaceborenoexpression---itwasblank,asthoughshenolongerdweltwithinherownskull,asthoughshehadgoneelsewhere.”Whenthewriteraskhertocomeandplay.Sheanswered,“Iamnotakid.”Thewritercaughteverychancetotalkwithher.ButPiquettealwaysansweredthewriter’squestionwithsimpleanddistantwords.Suchas,“sowhat”,“whogivesagoodgoddamn?

”,“notme.”Piquetteandthewriterremainedillateasewitheachother.，whichmadethewriterfellsorryherfather.Andshedidnotknowwhatwasthematter.AllthatsummerPiquetteremainedasbothareproachandamysterytothewriter.Butwhenafewyearslater,thewritermetPiquetteagaininthepublicplace,thegirlchangedquitealot.Herface,sostolidandexpressionlessbefore,wasanimatednowwithagaietythatwasalmostviolent.Shelaughedandtalkedveryloudlywiththeboysaroundher.Herlipstickwasbrightcarmine,andherhairwascutshortandfrizzilypermed.Shehadnotbeenprettyasachild,andshewasnotprettynow,forherfeatureswerestillheavyandblunt.Butherdarkandslightlysaintedeyeswerebeautiful,andherskin-tightskirtandorangesweaterdisplayedtoenviableadvantageasoftandslenderbody.WhenPiquettesaidthatshewillmarryanEnglishFella,averytallguy,gotblondwavyhair.Herdefiantface,momentarily,becameunguardedandunmasked,andinhereyestherewasaterrifyinghope.

Althoughallofherchangesmakethewriterfeeluncomfortableandsurprised.AndPiquettehastochooseawayofcommittingsuicidewithhertwochildrenafterherhusbandlefther.However,frommypointofview,Piquettehasdonewhatsheshoulddo.HerchangeshavemadeherdifferentfromotherIndians.Shehastriedherbesttofindpositioninthiswhite-dominatingsociety.

Lifeisreallyaboutchange.Youaretheonlyonewhocaresaboutyoursuccess.Yousometimesneedtochangeinordertoreachyourgoals.Thereisasayinggoes,“Bethewater,nottherock.”Whenwaterhitsanobstacle,itflowsaroundit.Whenarockhitsabarrier,iteitherbreaksorstops,butnevergetspast.Onlybydiscoveringhowlifeactuallydoesworkcanyoufigureawaytoadapt.Yousometimesneedtochangetomakeyourdreamscometure.

Mostpeopleinthesocietypaymoreattentiontheresultsbeforetheydecidetochange.Theyalwaysimaginethattheirlifewillbecomeworsethanbefore.Finally,theyrefusedtochange.Focusingonresultsisalosinggameintwoways. First,it’sdiscouraging,becauseyouarenotgoingtolosefiftypoundsinaday,whentheywanttoloseweight.Youareprobablynotgoingtocleanyearsoftrashaccumulationfromyourgarageorhouseinanhourortwo.  Reallyworthwhilechangestaketime.Second,focusingonresultsmakesyouwant