Lives of Girls and Women (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alice Munro
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1942-1961
- Setting: Jubilee, Ontario, Canada
- Principal Characters: Del Jordan, Addie Morrison Jordan, Naomi, Jerry Storey, Garnet French, Frank Wales, Uncle Benny, Art Chamberlain, Miss Farris
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman, Domestic realism, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Girls, Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, Children, Family or family life, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, 1940’s, Religion, Social life, Writing, Poverty or poor people, Women’s issues, Women, Canada or Canadians, Small-town life, High schools or high school students, Intellect
- Locales: Jubilee, Canada
Form and Content
Lives of Girls and Women is a connected group of stories following Del from the age of about eleven to just after high school graduation. Each chapter is a self-contained story that provides an insight into Del’s life: family, religion, sexuality, friendship, the imagination, and romance. The novel traces Del’s experiences, shows her ambitions, and highlights her coming of age in a time when roles for girls and women are in a state of transition.
Del is highly imaginative and likes to question traditional knowledge, as is indicated by her...
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