At the end of the novel, Vanessa makes her way back to Manawaka by herself after twenty years of being away. Many things have changed since her childhood and she now has a family of her own. It is implied that Vanessa was not exactly sure her reasoning for going back to Manawaka nor exactly sure what she was to expect, although there seems to have been something that continued to draw her back to her childhood: “I drove out to the town one day, when I was visiting in Winnipeg. I went alone. It would not have no meaning for anyone else. I was not even sure it would have any meaning for me” (193).
In conclusion, A Bird in the House shows that as long as a person lives, they never really can escape their family, despite where they may go or
In conclusion, A Bird in the House shows that as long as a person lives, they never really can escape their family, despite where they may go or