Final Essay Red Dress 1946
How does a new perspective change the individual’s point of view?
“Do not get angry because others question what you believe, be calm and loving, for anger is the root of a faulty belief” Leon Brown. As teenagers, individuals feel insecure about their beliefs and tend to grow up as “Survivor of the Fittest.” Having a limited perspective will cause them to have a selfish mindset. However, having more experiences will enable teenagers to be wiser, and develop their maturity. In the short story “Red Dress 1946” by Alice Munro, the narrator has an extremely challenging and stressful time trying to fit into society. She utilizes her own unique experiences and creates a different perspective on her mother and the setting outside her home to overcome her insecurity.
The most obvious dynamic character is the narrator, as she faces a huge amount of peer pressure from the society. “She was what Mary would call boy crazy”, and due to peer pressure the narrator recognises that to fit in, she must not dishonour another person’s beliefs but agree with others. Even though, her …show more content…
The author describes high school as a roller coaster, at first, where one will feel butterflies in their stomach but once they get the hang of it, it is boring. “I was never comfortable for a minute” indicates that in the narrator’s point of view, she feels that everyone is watching her and looking for the queer things she does. To get rid of this insecurity, she goes to her safe boundary, cubicles, where she becomes friends with Mary Fortune “Can they not smell it “signifies how the author is afraid of Mary Fortune’s smoking, however, this changes when they start to communicate with each other. “I felt the acute phase of my unhappiness away” points out that Mary Fortune’s shady part is overcome by the matureness of Mary’s. It can be inferred that the setting caused the narrator to mature
How does a new perspective change the individual’s point of view?
“Do not get angry because others question what you believe, be calm and loving, for anger is the root of a faulty belief” Leon Brown. As teenagers, individuals feel insecure about their beliefs and tend to grow up as “Survivor of the Fittest.” Having a limited perspective will cause them to have a selfish mindset. However, having more experiences will enable teenagers to be wiser, and develop their maturity. In the short story “Red Dress 1946” by Alice Munro, the narrator has an extremely challenging and stressful time trying to fit into society. She utilizes her own unique experiences and creates a different perspective on her mother and the setting outside her home to overcome her insecurity.
The most obvious dynamic character is the narrator, as she faces a huge amount of peer pressure from the society. “She was what Mary would call boy crazy”, and due to peer pressure the narrator recognises that to fit in, she must not dishonour another person’s beliefs but agree with others. Even though, her …show more content…
The author describes high school as a roller coaster, at first, where one will feel butterflies in their stomach but once they get the hang of it, it is boring. “I was never comfortable for a minute” indicates that in the narrator’s point of view, she feels that everyone is watching her and looking for the queer things she does. To get rid of this insecurity, she goes to her safe boundary, cubicles, where she becomes friends with Mary Fortune “Can they not smell it “signifies how the author is afraid of Mary Fortune’s smoking, however, this changes when they start to communicate with each other. “I felt the acute phase of my unhappiness away” points out that Mary Fortune’s shady part is overcome by the matureness of Mary’s. It can be inferred that the setting caused the narrator to mature