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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 6 page paper which discusses two of
the short stories in Alice Munro's "Open Secrets" and examines their similarities. The
stories examined are "Open Secrets" and "Vandals." The characters are examined in terms
of development and growth, an examination which serves to illustrate the general
condition of Munro's characters. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Page Count:
6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAopen.rtf
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life in the small towns of the Ottawa Valley, where she has lived most of hers, with occasional sweeps to Toronto and Vancouver" (Solotaroff 665). Her collection of short stories
in "Open Secrets" are just one example of her focus on women, ordinary women, and the lives they lead. Her stories present us with characters that think, feel, and develop
in normal, as well as abnormal, situations. In the following paper we discuss two of her short stories from "Open Secrets," and discuss the characters and their development. The stories
chosen for examination are "Open Secrets" and "Vandals." The paper discusses each one individually and then presents a discussion and summary concerning the characters and their development. Open
Secrets "In the title story, Open Secrets, a teenage girl out on a hike with the Canadian Girls in Training disappears. The story is told from Maureen Stephens point-of-view, a
young woman married to a much older man, a reputable lawyer in town who is recovering from a stroke" (Dubus 27). She is a woman apparently haunted by what may
have happened to the girl, and a woman whose own position in life mirror that happening. She examines the conditions of what happened, or what may have happened, to this
young girl, and finds herself examining her own life as a result. Without even understanding anymore of this story we can see that Maureen is a young woman who
is intelligent and introspective. She is not merely moving through life blind, but a woman who is examining her present position in life and looking at the future that may
well be her life. She examines and analyzes life and death. For example, in one particular scene we see her looking out a window at a wall of trees along
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