looking bewildered. Girls and boys should not be allowed to be in the same classes. They should be in separate classes because the boys are always being a class clown and the girls are trying to pay attention and learn. In order to be focus instead of talking boys and girls should be separated. Boys and girls should not be in the same in the same class because they talk too much. They should be engaged in the lesson and not each other. The point of coming to school is to learn not talk
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Boys and Girls Theme In her story‚ Boys and Girls‚ Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young narrator and her brother. Through the narrator‚ the subject of the profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping‚ and the effect this has on the rites of passage into adulthood is presented. The protagonist in Munro’s story‚ unidentified by a name‚ goes through an extreme and radical initiation into adulthood‚ similar to that of
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represent my views. Girls Rule! On to the debate. I will focus on three main aspects: intelligence‚ physical capability‚ and contribution to society. Firstly‚ intelligence. Most people will tell you that girls are smarter than boys. A study by Dr. Paul Irving and Dr. Richard Lynn‚published by the British psychological journal‚ states that the opposite is true. Despite the fact that girls get slightly better grades‚ males‚ on average‚ have a higher IQ than girls by about 5 points
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“It Was Only a Girl” “It was only a girl” is a statement that previously was accepted in society. With views shifting in society‚ the distinction between gender and sex widens‚ and the political correctness of such statements are considered sexist. The emphasis on the liberty to choose one’s own gender is quite relevant in the 21st century; however‚ the message in the short story “Boys and Girls” (1968) by Alice Munro provides readers with the impression that gender is a biologically predetermined
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Only a girl? “Boys and Girls” is a short story written by Alice Monroe‚ this is a story about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society infested with gender roles and stereotypes. Munro makes the point that gender stereotyping‚ relationships‚ and a loss of innocence play an important‚ and often controversial role in the growing and passing into adulthood. This story takes place in the 1940s on a fox farm outside of Jubilee. During this time‚ women are viewed as second class citizens‚ but
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(Benjamin Franklin). But what about the women who work? Working women may be happy too‚ but it depends on the work that they are doing to support themselves and their family. In the short story “Boys and Girls” written by Alice Munro‚ the female narrator remembers a time when she was an eleven year old girl working on her family farm. She struggled with accepting that she was going to grow up to do “women’s work”‚ so she chose to do the same work as her father and brother‚ to the dismay of her mother
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Being a girl trying to experience childhood‚ the girl in "Boys and Girls" was very restricted in finding out who she is‚ because of her dad’s expectations. Perhaps because of the way he was raised‚ he made judgments on her before she had even done anything wrong (or ’girly’‚ in his eyes). Before the day she let the horse out‚ her father seemed to be waiting for the day when she would slip. It was as if he expected her to let the horse out before it even happened. He categorized her as a foolish‚
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1. Since there is only one girl character ( the narrator) and one boy character(the narrator’s younger brother) in “ Boys and Girls ‚” why do you think Alice Munro uses plural words in the title? I think Alice Munro uses plural in the title to show the readers how stereotypical our society was back then when it comes to gender roles. Back then‚ men were preferable by the society when it comes to doing certain tasks. For example‚ back then women were assign the task of child care‚ food preparation
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The story‚ “Boys and Girls”‚ by Alice Munro illustrates the narrator and protagonist character‚ a nameless little girl‚ as a round character‚ with traits such as her endurable strength against the hardships and inequality in her own society. Thus‚ we are shown her firm views toward life‚ her rather contrasting views toward her own family members‚ and the significance of her hopes and dreams. Unlike other young girls‚ Munro’s protagonist had rather obstinate views toward life. Having grown up in
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the disadvantage of both men and women. In the short story “Boys and
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