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The paper discusses how relationships between the generations are crucial in Alice Munro's stories, in that they are often the central focus of the stories. The paper shows how the relationships generate many of the emotional conflicts, and often are the primary driver of the plot. Unfortunately, the paper shows how these relationships are often abusive to varying degrees.

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"Relationships between the generations are crucial in Alice Munro's stories, in that they are often the central focus of the stories. The relationship generates many of the emotional conflicts, and often is the primary driver of the plot. Unfortunately, these relationships are often abusive to varying degrees, as will be shown in this discussion of the relationships between the generations in Munro's stories. In Munro's short stories, parents are often portrayed as the powerful, unbending figures who force society's prescriptions upon their children,..."

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