Dec 19, 2009

Wild Swans | Wild Swans

At a glance:

Author: Alice Munro
First Published: 1978
Type of Plot: Psychological
Time of Work: Possibly the late 1940's
Setting: West Hanratty, a small town outside Toronto
Principal Characters: Rose, Flo, A United Church minister
Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Teenagers, Sex or sexuality, Reality, Fantasy, Trains
Locales: Toronto, Canada

The Story

Before leaving for the first time by herself on a trip to Toronto, paid for from the prize money she won in her school essay competition, young Rose, the protagonist, is warned by Flo against various sexual dangers that could befall a young woman traveling alone. Flo, a motherly, talkative woman—Rose's stepmother in Who Do You Think You Are? (1978), Alice Munro's collection of linked short stories from which “Wild Swans” is taken—warns Rose particularly against white slavers who commonly disguise themselves as ministers of the Church. Rose is skeptical,...

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Wild Swans | Wild Swans

At a glance:

The Story

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