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'The language of Alice Munro's stories is ordinary but the effect that it creates is extraordinary.' Choose 3 stories from the collection and comment on the language Munro uses, showing how far you agree with this view of her writing.
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"The language of Alice Munros stories is ordinary but the effect that it creates is extraordinary." Choose 3 stories from the collection and comment on the language Munro uses, showing how far you agree with this view of her writing. Within Munro's stories, the subjects, characters and language surrounding them seems ordinary, but the writing and effects that are drawn from the events are extraordinary. This essay will concentrate on three stories from the collection 'Selected Stories'. The three stories are 'Postcard', 'Miles City Montana' and 'Something I've Been Meaning To Tell You'. Within the collection 'Selected Stories' Alice Munro explores many themes. Examples of those central themes (common to all of the stories) include, the effects of small town life on the characters within the stories, life and mortality, social status and restrictions, gender differences and memories/family history. 'Postcard' displays Munro's intention to observe the extraordinary that exists below the ordinary. She...
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