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Tag: Alice Munro

Day of the Butterfly – Analysis – Essay

Posted on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 by JL Admin

An important question to consider in reading Munro’s short story ‘‘Day of the Butterfly’’ is whether the story is an accurate representation of Helen’s memories. The point is not to question the reality of Myra’s illness, of course, but to question Helen’s memory of her treatment of Myra. Childhood memories are often poorly recalled. Many…

Day of the Butterfly – Setting

Posted on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 by JL Admin

Canadian Immigrant Life  For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Canadian immigration mirrored that of the United States. Western European immigrants were welcomed in Canada, strict limits on Chinese immigrants were put in place, and by the end of the second decade of the twentieth century, sharply reduced quotas limiting the numbers of…

Day of the Butterfly – Symbolism – Literary Elements

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by JL Admin

Foreshadowing  Foreshadowing is a technique that allows the writer to create a darker mood by suggesting an ominous change in events in the future. In a detective story, a writer might use foreshadowing to provide clues to help a reader solve the crime. In ‘‘Day of the Butterfly,’’ Munro uses foreshadowing at the end of…

Day of the Butterfly – Themes

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by JL Admin

Cruelty  Miss Darling’s instructions to the class to be nice to Myra have exactly the opposite effect. The children not only begin to make fun of Miss Darling by imitating her words and actions, but they begin to treat Myra more cruelly, with little regard for her feelings. Before Miss Darling interferes, Myra is excluded…

Day of the Butterfly – Characters

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by JL Admin

Miss Darling  Miss Darling is the teacher for Grade Six. Young and inexperienced, she is more concerned about her own image than in dealing with the bullying that occurs in class. She lacks self-confidence and is unsure about what she should do. The older, more experienced teachers ignore the children at recess. They go into…

Day of the Butterfly – Story – Summary

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by JL Admin

‘‘Day of the Butterfly’’ is told from the perspective of Helen, and begins with Helen’s memories of Myra, a young girl with whom she attended grade school. Though Myra had attended the same school for a couple of years, Helen only remembers the last year, the year they were both in Grade Six. In Helen’s…

Away From Her (Movie): Summary and Analysis

Posted on June 20, 2019September 13, 2019 by JL Admin

Summary: The film addresses a timely subject matter: the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – increasingly prevalent in an ageing North American population – and its impact on the personal life of a married couple. Fiona and Grant face the gradual unravelling of their life together when her memory begins to fail. She gets lost near…

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