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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The title of the story looms over the entire narrative‚ as it’s not until the last page that we learn who the husband is — it turns out it’s someone who‚ until that last page‚ we haven’t even met. So that’s my first puzzle: why did Munro give this story that title? What game is she playing with that structure and our expectations? It’s surely not just a ha-ha-gotcha ploy. The second puzzle is this: why are so many of the people in the story pretending to occupy roles they don’t? First‚ we have the
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1930’s the time when this story takes place‚ men are usually the ones working for the money‚ and performing all the hard labor‚ while women are supposed to do all the house work‚ and behave in a polite manner. In the story "Boys and girls" by Alice Munro the protagonist struggles with societies ideas of how a girl should be. This story is about a girl who prefers helping her father with chores on the field as opposed to helping her mother in the kitchen. As the story progresses her mentality changes
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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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NOT A NINCOMPOOP? A look at “A Nincompoop” by Anton Chekhov In day-to-day life‚ there are often incidents or even common behaviours demonstrated by some that lead others to believe that the person is a nincompoop. Some of those who have been called a Nincompoop possess certain characteristics that a typical Nincompoop exhibits. However‚ the previous statement does not apply to Anton Chekhov’s real nincompoop in the short story “A Nincompoop.” This short story deals with an employer teaching the
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“John and Mary meet. What happens next?” These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings
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Literature Essay #1 on "How to Be a Writer" (short story) by Lorrie Moore Lorrie Moore writes some of the easiest and most rewarding short stories I have read. It was compelling and threw me right into the story as if I were recalling life experiences. She also has done a great deal of work in the writers field that is pretty interesting. But this‚ so far‚ is my personal favorite. Before learning more about the short story that I favor so much‚ I will educate you on her education and wards she
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Critical Analysis Essay by Wiegand Maechtlen EN 4903 “Death by Landscape” (1990) By Margaret Atwood Death by Landscape is a short story‚ written by Margaret Atwood in 1990. The Author is a Canadian novelist‚ poet and essayist as well as an environmental activist and feminist with many national and international awards for her writings and activities. She was born in Ottawa‚ Canada and started to write when she was six years old. At the age of 16 she already knew that she wants to become a professional
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Vasanth Pandi Ian Lea LSO 100: Canadian short story 14/03/2013 “Margaret Atwood” An honored Canadian writer who is globally recognized as a feminist and a role model for developing writers‚ you may ask who this person is; she is no other Margaret Eleanor Atwood herself. Margaret Eleanor Atwood was born in Ottawa‚ Ontario Canada on the day of November 18‚ 1939. Atwood was the middle child of her mother and father: Margaret Eleanor
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Status in Two Chekhov Stories In the introduction to our edition of Chekhov’s short stories‚ by George Pahomov‚ it is stated that Chekhov’s fiction “captured the burgeoning Russian democracy” and that “in Chekhov’s democratic world view‚ no one was excluded” (vii-viii). We see these ideals being put forward in the two stories by Chekhov that we will discuss in this paper. In these two stories‚ “The Resurrection” and “The Dance Pianist‚” we can see how Chekhov depicts a world where the author’s
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