Representation of Women in Alice Munro’s Works | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The young girl who is usually the first-person narrator in Alice Munro's short tales, notably in the collection Dance of the Happy Shades, forms a gender identity throughout childhood, according to this research. The purpose of this article is to look at the potential for this narrator to form her own ideals based on women's unique talents and personalities, as well as to create a women's society. The structure of this piece follows the girl's experiences as she moves between her mother's home and her father's workplace. I concentrate on the features of the narrating girl, who does not fully comprehend her parents' actions and attitude, but tells all that occurs to her and shows the hidden truth beyond the visible world. I also see the disconnect between her unpleasant moment with her mother and her unintended reveal of how her gendered identity has pervaded her daily existence. I argue that the daughter's discordant connection with her mother gives birth to the prospect that she may explore how to become an adult in the future.