Essays on Boys and Girls

            Perspective in telling a story is important since the story, as a whole, will be read and understood by the readers according to the perspective of the person narrating it. Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl and Alice Munro’s Boys and Girls are two stories about a girl experiencing a conflict as she leaves her childhood and…

“Gorilla, My Love” by Toni Cade Bambara and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro are both recognized as initiation stories. These types of narratives typically conclude with the protagonist experiencing a pivotal moment of enlightenment (p. 504). Ultimately, they either undergo personal growth or acquire newfound knowledge. Furthermore, both “Gorilla, My Love” and “Boys and…

Adolescence is the developmental period of transition between childhood and adulthood; it involves biological, cognitive and socio emotional changes. These changes transform the young person’s vision of the self into more complex, well- organized and consistent picture. Self-conception of adolescents changes in structure As well as content. Structurally it becomes more differentiated and organized. WHAT…

The intriguing detail in the short story “Boys and Girls” is the deliberate choice of the narrator’s brother’s name as Laird. Laird, essentially a synonym for “lord,” carries significant meaning, highlighting the pivotal role where a young girl is subjected to society’s unspoken norms. During that era, gender equality was not widely acknowledged, and this…

Conflict within “Boys and Girls” is alluded to by the Crimean war. While describing her house, the narrator mentions a “picture of the battle of Balaclava”  which took place during the war. On a shallow level, this allusion could be interpreted as illustrating the narrator’s fantasy for adventure. In the stories she tells herself at…