LOVE AND GENDER IN THE FICTION OF ALICE MUNRO
LOVE AND GENDER IN THE FICTION OF ALICE MUNRO

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an attempt at demonstrating the close relationship between gender and human agency as mirrored in the fiction of a renowned feminist writer, in the context of contemporary Canada. Characters’ subjectivity in making choices and taking sides as opposed to the social restrictions, in search for a constant balance, is another major issue of my analysis. My choice of the topic was determined by the increased interest of gender studies in the Western culture and its revival in my country. Furthermore, I noticed a scarcity of recent comprehensive criticism of Alice Munro writers on this topic, particularly from this angle. In order to pursue my aims I will employ the arguments provided by psychoanalytical feminism. For this, the principal aim in view is to see how influential gender could be on human agency in connection with their thinking, behavior, attitudes and other components of gender identity construction in Munro’s fiction. The selected collections of short stories are the most representative for the topic I propose, illustrating gender difference best of all, which serves my demonstration The Lives of Girls and Women, The Progress of Love and The Moons of Jupiter.

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