In "A Red Dress-1946", by Alice Munro, the red dress symbolizes non-conformity and giving in to the way of society. In the beginning of the story the narrator's mother is sitting in the kitchen sewing her daughter a dress. The material she chooses is very hard to sew and is very bold, the author writes, "The red velvet material was hard to work with, it pulled, and the style my mother had chosen was not easy either". The reason the mother chooses theses bold choices is because herself, being a nonconformist, is very unique and does not fit into the standard mold of society. She wants her daughter to follow in her footsteps and so she sews her a dress that will make her stand out amongst her friends. The dress also represents how being a nonconformist
