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In the story "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro, I looked at the element of the narrator. In this story the narrator wasn't hard to spot like some other stories. Edie tells the story through insights on her feelings, how she describes others in the story, and her romances.Throughout the story Edie experienced many different feelings from things that made her feel good to things that made her feel horrible. She tells us that she loved being left alone in the house, to do her work when she felt like it. In this paragraph she also said how she loved the lighting in the kitchen and she loved the double sink. Then she compares it to her life before at home and tells about the rag-plugged hole or an oil cloth-covered table by light of a coal-oil lamp (p.725). With this little bit of information, we know that work at the Peebles is a lot easier than at home. We find out later on in the story that Edie is accused of being intimate with Chris. Edie had her own opinion on what the thought being intimate with someone meant. She thought it was kissing. This shows Edie's immaturity and the fact that she didn't totally understand relationships. This is another way of setting insight with out her coming straight out and
Mrs. Peebles was the next person that Edie talked about. She said she was fair, but never very friendly (p.733). But Mrs. Peebles did take up for Edie when Mrs. Bird and Ms. Kelling were accusing Edie of being a slut and a loose little bitch (p.733). Mrs. Peebles was Edie's boss so she couldn't be too nice. She didn't want to get to involved. She has her own children to worry about. On page 734 paragraph 197 that she knows the letter isn't coming and she hurts, but she realizes that she doesn't want to make that journey to the mailbox day after day and year after year. That the last real insight she gives on her feelings. Munro, Alice."How I Met My Husband." Literature and Composition. Ed. Sylvan In conclusion, we know through insights to Edie's feelings, her description of others in the story, and her romance with Chris and Mr. Carmichael that she was with out a doubt the narrator/main character. This paper should help you to uncover the narrative/main character in this story.
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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