A Real Life by Alice Munro - 798 Words

A real life by Alice Munro I would like to start this presentation by asking you and myself something; what is a real life? I would like you to think for a few seconds, what is a real life for you, is it something subjective or objective, is it something easy or difficult to answer. Maybe, if we go beyond, I can ask you, what is real for you? Indeed, this is a difficult question, but I think that the writer of this story that we are discussing now, made a very close attempt to answer this huge question and she did it just by telling us the story of a simple and ordinary family. This is the Beck ´s family story; a Canadian ordinary family with three siblings, Albert, Millicent and Dorrie. However, it is through the differences†¦show more content†¦Millicent did not accept Muriel ´s life, because she dated with married men, she was the only friend Millicent had since no women in society invited her to their meetings, she is a farmer ´s wife. â€Å"Dorrie is a true lady, no matter what anybody says, she is a hundred times more a lady than Muriel snow, naming the person who might be called her best friend. I say that, and I love Muriel Snow† she said (64). Millicent liked to go to church because she thinks that important people were there; consequently, she gave a supper for the Anglican minister and his friend from Australia. She tried hard to convinced Dorrie to marry the visitor from Australia, she said, â€Å"Marriage takes you out of yourself and gives you a real life†(86), but Dorrie thought â€Å"I have a real lifeâ⠂¬ , she suffered a lot thinking that she had to left her house and her customs. She was not very convinced to marry Mr. Speirs, the visitor, although she had lots of common interests with him. Finally Dorrie married to Mr. Spears, she had an excellent life abroad, she had learned to fly airplanes, she rode horses, shot crocodiles, even though her husband died she stayed there, living her life till she died climbing up to look at a volcano. Millicent and Muriel were impressed by her life, in fact Muriel also got married with a widower Christian minister, in spite that sheShow MoreRelated The Writing of Alice Munro Essay1313 Words   |  6 PagesAlice Munro Writing can often be considered a reflection. Sometimes authors resonate on certain experiences or aspects of their life, and express them through the art of writing. Alice Munro, a renowned short-story author, creatively displays this technique. It is important to first understand that Munro is a writer of fiction, yet her writing has chronologically progressed through situations and experiences in her own life. 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