Theme Analysis Between “Boys and Girls” and “Initiation”

Theme Analysis Between “Boys and Girls” and “Initiation”

  • Submitted By: iqradagiya
  • Date Submitted: 05/05/2013 7:11 PM
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THEME ANALYSIS BETWEEN “BOYS AND GIRLS” AND “INITIATION”
The two short stories are based on the lives of two different girls. “Boys and Girls” is a story about a teenage girl and her family who own a fox farm and the girl has a younger brother with whom she has been compared at all times but she never bothered. In the short story “initiation” by Sylvia Plath, Millicent is the only main character in this narrative and the story revolves around her. She is invited to join the sorority in the school after going through some days of initiation which she gladly accepts, neglecting her best friend Tracy’s suggestion to think over this. Although she’s quite interested and looking forward to joining the sorority at the very end when she is minutes away from this, she decides not to join as something changes her mind. In the short story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, the girl is very active compared to her little brother, Laird. She works both in the field with her father, and is often helping her mother in the house. However, there’s a turning point in the story, which completely changes the view of the authenticity of women in the story.
Initiation is a story which centralizes the main character, Millicent and every scene includes her. There is no male character except one which isn’t important. The author represents the females as individuals, capable of making their own decisions and independent. I concluded this from the fact that no male is being compared to Millicent or any other character in terms of competence and aptitude. The confirmation for this is that throughout the story, Millicent takes her decision, made her own friends, and the fact that her family isn’t mentioned. This tells that the author supports the right of independence. Also near the end of the story, when Millicent takes a decision without anyone’s consultation, it is confirmed that the author is completely supporting the decision making and capability of females. It proves that women/girls...

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