An Analysis of Munro’s Works from the Post-Colonial Perspective

Abstract

Alice Munro is an outstanding Canadian short story writer, Nobel Prize winner in Literature for Runaway in 2013. Most of Munro’s works are set in the remote towns of southern Ontario, highlighting unique indigenous nature of Canada. It is noteworthy that Canada is a post-colonial country, and Munro’s works are deeply influenced by the post-colonial characteristics of Canada. So far, domestic and foreign scholars tend to study Munro’s stories from two main aspects of narrative strategy and feminism, but they often neglect the post-colonial nature of Munro’s writing. Therefore, starting from the post-colonial perspective, this paper attempts to deeply explore the construction of post-colonial features reflected in Munro’s writing for the purpose of having a deeper understanding of her works.