Compare and Contrast Celia Behind Me

Acts of discrimination can lead to the victim’s unfortunate tragedy. Both Celia Behind Me and The Loons share this theme as the victims Celia and Piquette suffered unfair treatment from a young age, which impacted their future.

In Celia Behind Me, Celia was extensively bullied by Elizabeth, the main character, and her classmates. Celia is a chunky girl with a round face and thick round glasses. She always tried to play with them and followed Elizabeth and her group around, but she was bullied for her efforts. For example, when she tried to play skipping with them they wouldn’t let her join in because they claimed she “can’t skip worth a fart.” Despite this, she doesn’t attack them back even when she has the chance to, such as when Sandra reserved the last piece of chocolate for her instead of Elizabeth. Celia tried to use her diabetes excuse so Sandra would give the last piece to Elizabeth. This shows that Celia is kind and doesn't deserve all the taunts she receives, but Elizabeth doesn’t acknowledge this and continues with the bullying.

Piquette is in a similar situation where she is also an outcast but under the justification of her Indian status. Piquette is a young Indian girl who is bitter towards everyone because of how everyone discriminates her for her background. When Vanessa’s family were discussing on whether to bring Piquette to Diamond Lake with them, Vanessa’s mother is against this as she believes Piquette “has nits in her hair.” Vanessa’s grandmother also voiced her distress, declaring that if Piquette goes then she wouldn’t. Piquette, an unfortunate sick girl, has never done anything to them that would justify this