|
|
In life, one will face many crucial situations and decisions that can be life-changing, for better or worse. The outcomes and choices one makes in these critical situations will have a direct affect on one’s personal growth and the direction one’s life will take. One important example of these important choices is the development from childhood immaturity to the rationality of an adult, which is exemplified in Alice Munro’s An Ounce Of Cure, a modern-day short story about an adolescent girl’s choices and consequences in a new and somewhat frightening situation, and how her reaction to this new situation affects her life. Despite the fact that these new and often unexpected situations may be painful and difficult to deal with, and often do not change one’s life for the better, each time an individual faces a new situation or decision in which they must step beyond their comfort zones in order to make a choice, they will learn something about themselves, and as a result, the individual’s life is altered in some way. In An Ounce Of Cure, the main character is an adolescent girl with seemingly ordinary teenage problems: a mother who lacks "feelings of pride and maternal accomplishment" and is wallowing in "self-inflicted misery" following the break-up of her first relationship, even briefly considering suicide. Like everyone, the main character must deal with an extremely painful and difficult situation, and is unsure of how to cope.
|
