Loon’s are water birds symbolizing wildness. There’s a loon heard as the A Month Later chapter opens, multiple Looney Tunes connection of Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner, and artwork featuring a flock of Loons that all might all connect to signify the insanity of the situation.
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A loon’s call is heard over the opening exterior. The sound connects the wilderness to the figurative use of “loon” for a person considered crazy or foolish. It also echoes Looney Tunes, bringing Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner, and Wile E. Coyote into the scene’s wordplay.
The figurative “loon” is traced to Middle English loun, used for a lout or idler. Its resemblance to the bird’s name creates a symbolic connection here; the two senses have different recorded word histories.