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Alice Munro's "Boys And Girls" - Term Papers

Alice Munro's "Boys And Girls"

Alice Munro's short story, "Boys and Girls," has a very
interesting detail written into it. The narrator's brother is named Laird,
which was carefully chosen by the author. Laird is a synonym for lord,
which plays a important role in a story where a young girl has society's
unwritten rules forced upon her. At the time of the story, society did not
consider men and women equal. The name symbolized how the male child was
superior in the parents eyes and in general. Along with that, the name
also symbolizes the difference between the sexes when this story took place.

The time when this story took place was a time when men and women
were not equal. Mothers had traditional roles, ...

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The narrator had problems coming to terms with the role in life
that she was expected to lead. She wanted to work outside with her father
doing the work that she deemed important. The mother tried to get the
narrator to work inside doing work deemed appropriate for a lady, however
it was not something she enjoyed. "I hated the hot dark kitchen in the
summer" (p. 530). The narrator was not considered of any consequential
help to her father, simply because she was female.
"Could of fooled me," said the salesman. "I thought it was only a
girl" (p. 529). Even though the narrator could do more work than her
younger brother, she was still under appreciated. "Wait till Laird gets a
little bigger, then you'll have a real help" (p. 530). Laird, on the
other hand, was able to go out and do the things that he enjoyed. When
Flora, the family's horse, runs away Laird is invited to join the father
and his assistant to re-capture the horse, while the narrator ...

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Added: 12/8/2004 04:50:36 PM
Category: English
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Words: 1050
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