“One Person”
Fabienne insists that she and Agnes are single human beings. Shen Mrs. Devaux inquires who among them is writing a book, Fabienne replies, “We both are…It's like we're one person." Fabienne's response surmises that they share a tight bond that makes them feel like they share a soul. Accordingly, they led their lives jointly. They have different names, but their beings are inseparable. They have two other bodies, but their personality is one.
Owl
Agnes likens Mr. Devaux’s uninviting looks to an owl's. His recent bereavement exacerbates his looks. Agnes narrates, “He was truly an ugly man. With tufts of hair sticking out from the sides of his head, and round eyes hooded by heavy lids, he looked like an old and starved owl." His wife's recent passing can be the cause of why he has not been nourishing himself. Despite his ugly looks, Agnes and Fabienne are not discouraged from cheering him up.
Children
Agnes likens the geese she rears to her children. She confesses, “The geese, more than the chickens, are my children. Earl likes the geese, too, and he was the one to suggest that we give them French names.” Since Agnes is childless, she plays the role of a mother to her geese. Naming them would be equivalent to naming kids begotten to a couple. The maternal bond she shares with the geese is stronger than the one she has with the chicken.
