Morrison “How I Met My Husband” Response Q4 1 October 2013 At a young age‚ women have a tendency to be naïve and innocent. With that‚ the two factors create a vulnerable persona in a girl‚ and it compels a person to feel sympathy towards them. “How I Met My Husband” consists of a protagonist‚ Edie‚ who is also naïve and innocent as well as humble and simple. These traits convince me to believe her to be a sympathetic character in the story. As a young‚ naïve‚ gullible girl‚ I feel nothing
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authors Alice Munro and William Faulkner achieve contrasting effects. I. Alice Munro’s "How I Met My Husband" A. Cite character who tells story B. Cite position from which story is told C. Cite the effects the position has on the reader II. William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" A. Cite character who tells the story B. Cite the position from which the story is told C. Cite the effects that the position has on the reader III. Compare and Contrast the Effects A. "How I Met My Husband" B. "A
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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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"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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I can’t recall the day I first met my husband. I had seen him at work for a few weeks‚ and I was beyond intimidated. He strutted around the production floor of the food manufacturing plant where we both worked. He was a supervisor with a reputation for being hard and demanding‚ but his crew was loyal. He had a long goatee and even longer curly dark hair‚ which when not in a bun‚ fell past his waist. His hair had orange stripes from a hair bleaching gone wrong. When combined with his massive
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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 I Met My Husband” is set in a
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The Day I met my Hero. I had always been the girl to throw money on useless things. At that time I didn’t care about anything except brands and designers. My parents were obviously worried about me as I had no aims‚ goals‚ role models or hero in life as I thought I already had everything and anything I wanted. And as I had just started my last year in high school my parents wanted me to actually graduate with good marks and go to university‚ which seemed useless to me. But that all changed when
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“Hunters in the Snow” and Alice Munro’s “How I Met My Husband” Irony expresses and often underlines the contrast between two opposite concepts creating an indirect‚ more sophisticated method of communication. Irony is as efficient in a literary work‚ as the reader can perceive it. Therefore‚ often times the reader must carefully analyze the material‚ reading it repeatedly if necessary‚ in order to fully understand the author’s message and intent. Tobias Wolff and Alice Munro employ irony in their
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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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