Meneseteung | Themes
Roles of Women
Through the use of a sleuthing narrator who tries to re-create certain aspects of the life of a historical figure, Munro’s story examines the expected place of women in Roth’s society. While the Vidette claims Roth’s poet status as a town asset, the narrator notes that ‘‘There seems to be a mixture of respect and contempt, both for her calling and her sex.’’ In the nineteenth century, when Roth’s story takes place, the expectation is that a woman will marry, have a family, and live to support her husband, none of which Roth has done. When the...
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