successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a
young narrator and her brother. Through the narrator, the subject of the
profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping, and the effect this has on the
rites of passage into adulthood is presented. The protagonist in Munro's
story, unidentified by a name, goes through an extreme and radical initiation
Some common words found in the essay are: Alice Munro's, Alice Munro, Prof Robertson, passage adulthood, rite passage adulthood, munro's story, initiation adulthood, rite passage, boys girls, Approximate Word count = 398 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)