https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur This Padlet explores the biographical, critical, cultural, and historical contexts of Boys and Girls by Alice Munro en-us 2017-04-25 18:25:52 UTC 2026-02-12 03:11:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168208127 background picture from Museums Victoria Collections]]> 2017-04-25 18:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168208127 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168209284 2017-04-25 18:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168209284 femdymere https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168209673 2017-04-25 18:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168209673 femdymere https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168213055 Alice Munro was born and raised in Ontario.
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(Anton Chekhov is amongst the best short fictions writers in history.)]]> 2017-04-25 23:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168251099 femdymere https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168251759 2017-04-25 23:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168251759 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168726393 Munro writes stories about everyday people and ordinary events that trigger flashes of insight. Here the narrator is unnamed, possibly because her identity is determined so fully by her gender. Interestingly, her brother’s name, Laird (a Scottish word for “lord”), also reveals his status in a sexist society. Other small details reveal Munro’s vision of the splits between men and women, nature and civilization, and wealth and poverty. The “heroic” calendars on the wall depict noble savages exploited by whites, Henry sings a racist song, and wealthy women who are far away will wear the furs that are bought with the deaths of the foxes and horses. http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=b6e3ddd8-6d15-4b6a-b56d-1ceedf826857%40sessionmgr4008&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=103331MSS11539620000051&db=mjh]]> 2017-04-27 18:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168726393 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168731018 2017-04-27 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168731018 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168732113 Women had the roles of house keeping, cooking, and cleaning. Men had the outside of the house roles. ]]> 2017-04-27 18:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168732113 femdymere https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168734929 2017-04-27 18:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168734929 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168736374 2017-04-27 19:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168736374 femdymere https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168738411 2017-04-27 19:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/168738411 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/169312911 2017-05-02 01:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/169312911 jj221260 https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/169313330 2017-05-02 01:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jj221260/x89diks2x9ur/wish/169313330