A Space Study Of Alice Monroe's Novels

A series of techniques of space narrative can be found in Alice Munro’s writing. The narrative space of Munro’s novels is divided into three levels: form layer, expression layer and aesthetic layer. Space, a distinct concept in the form of the novel, relates to significant issues that it enlighten the background of , deepen the personality of the characters, and promote the development of the story.Space is the basic structure of the novel. It creates the spatial effect,such as the form of the Chinese box and the Orange petals. In this way,the attractiveness of the novel was enhanced.Expression layer is the simulation and reproduction of the real space. In Alice Munro’s short stories, it can be easily found such various of description of space patterns as marginal space, mobile space and alternative space.Power and conflict are concepts about Deviation of space Alice Munro regards the space as a philosophical question about identity to explore the reflections on life. The employment of space narrative technique in her writing presents a new and striking property in aesthetics, that is, space-identity-aesthetic. Meanwhile, the description of space constantly arouse readers interest to explore the further consideration. In a word, space, an unavoidable keyword in Alice Munro’s short stories, intensively generates an aesthetic kingdom of Alice Munro’s own.