Gender Stereotypes in "Boys and Girls" And "Girl" Analytical Essay by Top Papers

The paper explores two short stories, "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro and "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, and outlines how gender stereotypes are presented in each story. The paper shows how the two stories both say something about the domestic expectations of the family; they are the ones, in short, who look after the domestic hearth. Additionally, the paper explains that both stories discuss how women are confined to a certain, narrow part of human endeavour; as well, the concept of male superiority emerges in quite interesting ways in each narrative. Finally, the paper discusses how both stories look at how women are perceived as servants who do the monotonous chores that men do not wish to do. The paper concludes that the major difference between the two short stories is that Munro deliberately sets out to craft a rebellious tom-boy whilst Kincaid merely offers a catalogue of all the injunctions women must endure.