... girls. Alice Munro's short story, "Boys and Girls," has a very interesting detail written into it. The narrator's brother is named Laird, which was carefully chosen by the author. Laird is a synonym for lord, which plays an important role in a story where a young girl has society's unwritten rules forced upon her. At the time of the story, society did not consider men ... ...

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... it very funny while her mother hates it. Now from a feminist point of view you would think that a girl would find this repulsive. The narrator's brother is named Laird, is a synonym for lord, which plays an important role in a story where a young girl has society's unwritten rules forced upon her. The name that the author chose for the narrator's brother symbolized ... ...

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