Mavis Gallant

In “The Other Paris,” two characters, Carol and Howard Mitchell are soon-to-be married young adults whose actions are completely influenced by the norms of society. The author, Mavis Gallant, provides clear social commentary on the societal influences on marriage through satirical uses of irony and mockery, the use of a omniscient narrator, and substantial characterization of the relationship between the couple to show the reader how ridiculous and formulaic the “pillars of marriage” can be, and

literature, and it can be found just as commonly, but not usually as fantastically, in the real world as well. In Mavis Gallant’s short story, The Other Paris, the idealistic scenario in which love is found is harshly compared to the reality of the main characters, Carol and Howard, and the relationship they have found themselves in. Using a satirical and blissfully ignorant narrative voice, Gallant provides commentary on the expectation of falling in love and the act of marriage. Throughout the story, the

In an excerpt from “The Other Paris”, author Mavis Gallant writes about the story of two people who aren’t in love with each other getting engaged. This satirical piece attempts to convey the irrationality of many marriages today, and how the reasons for engagement seem to hold love as an afterthought instead of the primary foundation for the proposal. Throughout the piece, Gallant shares a lighthearted tone while describing how two smart and sensible people end up engaged for irrational and illogical

Love is a Business In “The Other Paris” by Mavis Gallant, Irish Setters, not love, is said to be the true basis for happiness. Of course, only according to society, Howard, and Carol, two young adults who have been scared and brainwashed into a rash proposal and subsequently rushed engagement. Gallant uses sarcasm to create a narrative voice that she uses throughout the passage where she characterizes Carol as a self-deceiving, but hardworking woman, and Howard as a cautious man, to provide social

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Throughout this excerpt from "The Other Paris" Mavis Gallant provides a social commentary condemning "business love" and accepting true "romantic love." "Business love" refers to the idea of marriage based on convenience and shared social traits, but in the absence of true love, infatuation, and devotion. Gallant does this by providing a ridiculing characterization of the two characters and a harsh, critical tone. Gallant creates a very judgmental characterization of Carol and Howard. They are portrayed

story, “The Other Paris,” by Mavis Gallant. Here, Gallant portrays her disagreement with this idea of love through her mocking tone and sarcastic characterization of Carol and Howard Mitchell. Through the explanation of Carol and Howard’s marriage, Gallant employs a mockingly informative tone which suggests her disagreement with their relationship. Within the passage, specific diction helps to form the mocking tone, such as “an astonishing coincidence.” This sarcastic

In the short story, “The Other Paris”, Mavis Gallant narrates a social commentary with the use of satire, irony, and characterization of the two characters Howard and Carol. The two young people, blinded by society’s expectations, decide to get married after three weeks of knowing each other. Carol, a twenty-two year old woman, is under several assumptions about how love and marriage because of a series of “helpful” college lectures. Harold, in an effort to not be a person without a partner, proposes

the other hand, is practical, safe, a ride up the socioeconomic ladder. In "The Other Paris," Mavis Gallant weaves the tale of Carol and Howard, a fictional couple who stand on the verge of a loveless marriage, to symbolize the misguided actions of the men and women in the reality of the 1950s, the story's setting. By employing stereotypical, ignorant, and altogether uninteresting characters, Gallant highlights the distinction between reality and imagination and through the mishaps and lack of

At the beginning of the short stories “The Swimmer” and “The Ice Wagon Going Down the Street”, the authors John Cheever and Mavis Gallant, respectively, portray their main characters Neddy Merrill and and Peter Frazier wealthy, privileged, upper class men. Although unintentional of the character, as the stories progress, their social privileges eventually lead to ignorance of their surroundings. In “The Swimmer”, the protagonist, Neddy Merrill is a wealthy man of high social standing, having any