This article aims to discuss three of Alice Munro＇s stories--＂Differently,＂ ＂The Children Stay,＂ and ＂What Is Remembered＂--in terms of Munro＇s new ways of dealing with female adultery. I argue that unlike thei...This article aims to discuss three of Alice Munro＇s stories--＂Differently,＂ ＂The Children Stay,＂ and ＂What Is Remembered＂--in terms of Munro＇s new ways of dealing with female adultery. I argue that unlike their nineteenthcentury literary precedents, these stories promote a positive view of desire, of selfrealization and self-fulfillment. They subtly denounce guilt and shame and instead focus on the adulteress＇ inner rebellions, struggles, and calculations. Munro＇s choice of highlights and temporal rearrangement stand out to enchant her readers. I discuss in turn the psychological transformation of the adulteresses facilitated by their doubles, the residual memory beyond real and dishonest remorse, and their urge for self-realization, ending with a summarizing conclusion.展开更多
文摘This article aims to discuss three of Alice Munro＇s stories--＂Differently,＂ ＂The Children Stay,＂ and ＂What Is Remembered＂--in terms of Munro＇s new ways of dealing with female adultery. I argue that unlike their nineteenthcentury literary precedents, these stories promote a positive view of desire, of selfrealization and self-fulfillment. They subtly denounce guilt and shame and instead focus on the adulteress＇ inner rebellions, struggles, and calculations. Munro＇s choice of highlights and temporal rearrangement stand out to enchant her readers. I discuss in turn the psychological transformation of the adulteresses facilitated by their doubles, the residual memory beyond real and dishonest remorse, and their urge for self-realization, ending with a summarizing conclusion.
