Representation of Women in Alice Munro’s Works

Exploring Gender Identity and Women's Society in Alice Munro's Works

Abstract

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