Writing Intellectual Disability in Alice Munro's Coming-of-Age Stories
The motif of intellectual disability in Alice Munro's coming-of-age stories features both in the literal expression and in the symbolic sense of disability.In Munro's writing,the girl narrator lives in a world of intellectual disability and death,factors contradictory to"growth"and at the same time,threatening and hindering her achieving full adulthood.As Munro's style matures,she renders the disability motif in a way that mirrors the female protagonist's evolution in encountering,comprehending,and overcoming crises.Munro's approach towards intellectual disability transcends the traditional metaphorical expression and gives voice to the author's profound philosophical thinking and concern for women's existence in the contemporary society.
Alice Munrodisability narrativecoming-of-age stories
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