Unfolding Individuals
The Fire Dwellers, by Margaret Laurence and Afterimage, by Helen Humphries are both written by Canadian female authors. Both novels portray the parallel lives of two separate females, each woman approaching a different stage in their life. Both women undergo similar experiences in the social, sexual and characteristic aspects in life, creating a deeper understanding of their self-awareness. The main character in each novel is developed slowly until the individual and unique perspective of the character has bloomed to its full potential of magnitude in life. Stacey MacAindra of The Fire Dwellers is in her late thirties while Annie Phlean of Afterimage is entering her twenties. Each character goes through life in a reflective manner only to secure their aptitude of life in a journey of learning. Each character gains a new sense of reliability on people due to the opportunities to expand their once limited social life. Stacey MacAindra is a housewife with four children, which makes her life consist of an energetic schedule influenced by the demands of her children. Stacey’s neighbour Tess helped her out a lot by offering to watch the children, “Why don’t you go this afternoon, then? I’ll take Jen…It’s nothing. I like hav
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Approximate Word count = 1063
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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