Mavis Gallant
"1933"
1
Analyze Gallant's use of narrator and perspective. Why has she chosen this particular narrator, and what effect does this narrator have on the story?
2
Gallant's story is focused primarily upon women's lives. How does Gallant address issues of gender, and what is her comment on women's lives? How does ethnicity affect women's lives?
3
Gallant chose to title her story after a year. Why might she have chosen this particular year? What is happening in Montreal in the 1930s? How is this time reflected in the story?
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