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What was the dress and why was it special to the narrator?

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Through a study of “Red Dress–1946,” this article aims at showing how Munro in her first collection develops an ironical style through which the narrator humorously looks back at her awkward teenage self and, in a more deeply affecting way, at her changing relationship with her mother. This work is based on a comparative study of the drafts of the story which are available in the Special Collections of the Taylor Family Digital Library at the University of Calgary, and the version collected in Dance of the Happy Shades in 1968, after being first published in 1965 in The Montrealer. The analysis will focus on two main aspects of the evolving and published texts: the dress as source of irony, and narrative voice (together with characterisation, setting, and ending) as a factor of reflexivity.

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The Dress

The DressIf you remember feeling awkward during puberty, but also nervous and excited about becoming an adult, you will be able to relate to the main character in 'Red Dress.' The story is an adventure into the struggles of discovering sexuality as well as trying to fit in.

The DressIf you remember feeling awkward during puberty, but also nervous and excited about becoming an adult, you will be able to relate to the main character in 'Red Dress.' The story is an adventure into the struggles of discovering sexuality as well as trying to fit in.In the beginning of 'Red Dress,' by Alice Munro, we learn that our main character's mother is sewing a dress for her. The narrator comments that her mother liked to make things, but that the creation itself was never as good as her idea. Our narrator brings her friend, Lonnie, over one day, and they watch her mother work on the dress. The girl is embarrassed by her mother who sits weirdly, has creaking bones and complains about her own childhood. When the girls get away from the mother, they chat about boys and sex.