Alice Munro’s collection of short stories in Open Secrets is one example of her focus on women‚ ordinary women‚ and the lives they experience and lead. Her stories present us with characters that think‚ feel‚ and develop in normal‚ as well as abnormal‚ situations. In the following discussion we focus on two of her short stories from Open Secrets‚ and confer the characters and their development. The stories chosen for examination are "Open Secrets" and "Vandals." Each of them will be discussed individually
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Alice Munro‚ a non-traditional Nobel Laureate‚ is known for the exquisite life and connection she brings to her 30 page short stories‚ all based on her own personal experiences and history. Munro’s familial and personal history is familiar to the readers and fans of her stories because she uses her relatable experiences to create her characters. Each of her short stories are a part of larger collection‚ including novels Dear Life and Runaway. Her works bring a sense of intimacy‚ allowing the
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"Tragic love" was what Uncas and Cora had. At the same time‚ they were both two very important characters‚ and strong characters. They are on opposite tribes. They are both independent people. Uncas was entitled to die for his passion. At the same time‚ in the frontier adventure Uncas plays the symbolic role of a vanishing native. With him‚ Cooper undercovers he could wipe out Indian community. Uncas is the last member of the Mohican tribe. Uncas grows in his skill and develops a natural ability
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"Comfort‚" by Alice Munro‚ is a short story based on life‚ death and dying‚ suicide and religion. With the depth of all four topics‚ controversial issues arise and compromising situations hold the main character‚ Nina‚ at a difficult crossroad. That crossroad is the wants and needs that Nina yearns for. "Comfort" illustrates a ride through what Nina experiences after the passing of her husband and her dire need to get what she wants or at least to obtain comfort. From the beginning of the story
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Entry 13 – Author’s Bio Alice Munro‚ née Alice Ann Laidlaw‚ was born on July 10‚ 1931 in Ontario‚ Canada. Born to a fox farmer father‚ Robert Eric Laidlaw‚ and a former schoolteacher mother‚ Anne Clarke Chamney Laidlaw. She left her family’s farm to study at the University of Western Ontario‚ where she majored in journalism and English. However‚ she left the university without finishing her degree to marry her first husband‚ James Munro. As newlyweds‚ the couple moved from Ontario to Vancouver.
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Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov: A Comparative Analysis Ms. Sangita L. Patil Research Scholar‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur (India) The comparative analysis of the stories of two famous contemporary writers Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov gives an opportunity to follow the development of the genre of short stories in Canadian and in Russian literature. Both are stalwarts of their respective literature. Commenting on the greatness of A. Chekhov‚ E. B. Tager writes: As
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An Almost Real Life “A real life” is a short story; and part of a collection of stories called‚ “Open Secrets‚” written by Alice Munro. This story introduces a woman named Dorrie‚ a woman who lives in the countryside of Canada. For years since her brother’s death‚ Dorrie has remained stagnant in her home; collecting berries and muskrat furs to survive‚ as she and her brother have always done. Suddenly‚ and unexpectedly an Australian suitor named‚ Wilkinson Speirs‚ is introduced to Dorrie over dinner
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ALICE MUNRO’S THE ALBANIAN VIRGIN IN OPEN SECRETS EXEMPLIES HER CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH To try to trace Alice Munro’s narrative techniques to any particular development in the short story The Albanian Virgin would be difficult. This could be because it is simply written from careful observations as are many of her other short stories. In her short stories‚ it is as though she tries to transform a common‚ ordinary world into something that is unsettling and mysterious as was seen in Vandals
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Compare And Contrast Two Short Stories By Alice Munro In Alice Munro’s two short stories “How I Met My Husband” and “Walker Brothers Cowboy” there are many similarities and dissimilarities. The main points of contrast and comparison are the setting‚ social and economic standing and theme. Throughout the two short stories by Alice Munro “How I Met My Husband” and “Walker Brothers Cowboy” There are some similarities and also some differences between the two settings. Munro’s short story “How
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of how gender roles should be‚ as well as threats of a feminist influence on some issues are found in "Boys and Girls" composition written by Alice Munro. In this story‚ the main character‚ who appears to be an unnamed girl‚ faces her awakening body and the challenge of developing her social identity in a man’s world. Through first-person narration‚ Munro shows the girl’s views of femininity by describing the girl’s interpretations of her parents shaped by indoor and outdoor territoriality‚ criticism
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