The Primary Love In Alice Munro's An Ounce Of Cure

She talked about her case because she said: “I never want a child to suffer in the way I did. Nobody capable of such violence should be able to adopt a defenseless child.”

Literary elements appear in all exceptional literature, they are what helps build a strong story. There are many literary elements visible in Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich. In the novel there are elements such as foreshadowing, tone, several examples of symbolism, and several major themes.

herself to not have to ‘suffer’ her mother’s fate. She almost seems to be developing anxiety and

“Alcohol addiction stunts the spiritual, emotional and mental growth of a person”~Anonymous. Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, is a book based off the author’s teenage life. The novel is about a poor 14 year old named Junior who faced numerous challenges in his life. Junior has experienced bullying, he was called a traitor for following his dreams, got in a huge fight with his best friend and lost three very important people in his life because of alcohol. Fortunately in the end, Junior got through the pain and lived on but he learned many lessons. One of the lessons Junior learned was that the fall into addiction, in this situation alcohol, leads to a great deal of misery for the individual and those

broken heart is a part of Your plan.”(Scott, Thy Will) She is probably wondering how this could

Wuthering Heights is a novel which deviates from the standard of Victorian literature. The novels of the Victorian Era were often works of social criticism. They generally had a moral purpose and promoted ideals of love and brotherhood. Wuthering Heights is more of a Victorian Gothic novel; it contains passion, violence, and supernatural elements (Mitchell 119). The world of Wuthering Heights seems to be a world without morals. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë does not idealize love; she presents it realistically, with all its faults and merits. She shows that love is a powerful force which can be destructive or redemptive. Heathcliff has an all-consuming passion for Catherine. When she chooses to marry Edgar, his spurned love turns into a

Thesis: Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp is a story of one woman 's struggle

In our society, we tend to follow certain many moral principles and if not followed, there could be many negative consequences. Based on the novel, we can tell that Jeannette’s parents were very unethical; in the beginning of the memoir, Jeannette shares

Jeannette talks about how her parents at times were ignorant at how they were parenting. For example, Jeannette states countless situations in the book where she felt excluded or neglected. There was a situation in the book where she was cooking or preparing herself hotdogs and she got her dress on fire. The flames grew on her rapidly and the injuries became severe; soon after that her mother and father expressed to her that they were little to no concerned about their daughter. In the book it states, “Mom, in an unnaturally calm voice, explained what had happened and asked if we could please have a ride to the hospital. The woman dropped her clothespins and laundry right there in the dirt and, without saying anything, ran for her car” (9-10). This just shows the mother wasn’t the least bit scared for her daughter’s life, she didn’t even panic or react the way a mother should. With that being said, we can even notice that the neighbor was more affected by the situation than that of the mother. This is the earliest stories Jeannette can recall, which is mentioned in her book, and all the stories and memories after that only go to show the neglectful lifestyle she had to endure. It is really a sad reality of this woman’s life. However, Jeannette Walls is now a successful author, and journalist in New York, is one of the few people in this world that has made a successful life from a horrible and neglectful

Although I’ve only read the first couple chapters of Louise Erdrich’s novel Love Medicine, I have already realized that I am going to like this book. My only dislike thus far is that her detailed and figurative writing style can cause confusion at times, for example when she switches from character to character or includes various names every other paragraph. I find myself at times having to read certain lines again so I can actually understand what is going on or who is speaking. Also, in chapter two there are many characters, which can make it somewhat difficult to know and remember who is who within the storyline. Although at times her choice of words or the plot can confuse me, I took an AP Literature as a senior in high school; we had

Every individual struggle with self-acceptance at some point in their life, furthermore, every individual chooses to exemplify their struggle to accept themselves in different methods. In the short story “Boys and Girls” Alice Munro focuses on the narration of a girl, in which girls are underappreciated in the society. The protagonist in the story cannot accept who she is, and it makes it harder for her as other individuals do not accept who she wishes to be. The author demonstrates this through the character’s external motivations. As the story is written in third person limited readers understand the girl’s personal thoughts and how she is internally conflicted about who she is. She feels underappreciated for the work that she provides which influences her to be disobedient to others around her. Alice Munroe’s short story “Boys and Girls” demonstrates to readers that individuals struggle for self-acceptance through the expression of their external and internal motivations. Because of their motivations, individuals feel rebellious against their self-conscience.

While on the road, in a few flashback sequences, the fate of the boy’s mother is revealed. Among the flashbacks, there was a conversation between the man and his wife after the boy has been born. The man entreats his wife not to commit suicide. She wishes to die by her own hand however, in order to escape what she believes is her inevitable rape and her family’s inevitable murder. She wishes that their pistol had three bullets, not only two, so that she could spare her entire family from their gruesome fate. Throughout the conversation, the man continues to beg her to reconsider her decision or at least wait until the morning to say goodbye to their son. After her death, the man and the boy pack up their camp, and the boy only says, “She’s gone, isn’t she?” (McCarthy 50). This sequence of events reveals the mother’s very dark nature because instead of being there for her son, like a devoted parent, she chooses to leave this world out of pure fear of the post-apocalyptic event. She even goes so far as to question the existence of her husband and newborn; yet she does not even do a small good deed as to tell her son goodbye. Instead, she chooses to burden her husband to be the sole proprietor for their son; thus revealing her animalistic nature. In addition, in preparation for the catastrophe, the dark nature of the boy’s father is also evident through his decision to buy a gun in anticipation of the worst possible scenario. Contrary to popular belief, he does

In the short story “Too Much Happiness” the author Alice Munro explores the idea that empathy can direct one’s self-interests. In the story a female mathematician is reflecting upon her first time presenting herself at a famous professor’s home to apply as a student. In the beginning the student is judged by the professor as a waste of time, seemingly because she is a girl and in order to politely shoo her away the professor gives her a set of questions that he thinks she will not be able to solve. This is in the professor’s self interest, he does not want any “inadequate” students. When the girl comes back with the questions solved, the professor is still skeptical about the abilities of the girl herself, but he gains a small feeling of empathy

Alice Munro as one of the foremost practitioners of the art the short story a just so covering in relating the sentiments, writing style that is straightforward and precise, a retrospective narrator that sees, but does not offer excuses for the failings of the pure self, interesting structure, gorgeous details, and unsettling everyday situations. The Munro’s stories often conceal a craft of the fiction and work to the lay bare a considered accounting of a period of the time. Every story offers a realistic window into life’s misfortunes and truths, its delicate moments and unexpected pleasures, so does the Munro’s collection try to preserve the essence of life its imperfections, contradictions,

Author Alice Munro tells her devastating story of the younger her after a tough break up with a boy. Out of all the stories in the textbook, this one really stuck with me because not only have I witnessed this happen to loved ones, but I connect on a personal level. I have had my fair share of relationships and heartbreaks, but I have also felt the devastation and depression she once felt from her break up with Martin Collingwood.