A Study of Alice Munro‘s 'The Bear Came over the Mountain‘

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Dr. Anuradha Nongmaithem

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I2P110

How to Cite?

Dr. Anuradha Nongmaithem, "A Study of Alice Munro‘s 'The Bear Came over the Mountain‘," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 2, pp. 63-66, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I2P110

Abstract:

The present paper is the study of Alice Munro’s The Bear Came Over the Mountain. The paper focuses the importance of marriage and commitment in one’s life and the paper also validate how cheating in marriage can impact both the partners involved in the relationship. The story revolves around the life of Fiona’s, their marriage by any parameter is a mostly happy, although Grant's numerous affairs have deeply debilitated his wife. It traces the journey of Fiona’s marriage till her struggles with Alzheimer disease. How the disease has consumed the lovely relationship that was the verse of closing stages since there was less of the boding between Fiona and Grant. Irony of the sickness is that it was due to the disease that Fiona found her new bonding with a man whom she knew long time back and the most important aspect is that Grant became a better person with more compassionate towards his wife.

Keywords:

Marriage, commitment, relationship, Love Alzheimer

References:

[1] Munro, Alice. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship Marriage. Vintage: London, 2001. Print.
[2] ‖ Alice Munro‖. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Munro
[3] https://study.com/academy/lesson/alice-munros-away-from-her-summary.html
[4] https://www.thoughtco.com/analysis-bear-came-over the-mountain-2990517
[5] https://prezi.com/klijsgebjw2w/the-bear-came-over-the-mountain/
[6] Balestra, Gianfranco. ―Aging, Memory And Identity: Alice Munro‘s ―The Bear Came Over The Mountain‖ And ―In Sight Of The Lake‖. https://riviste.forumeditrice.it/oltreoceano/article/view/740
[7] Wei, P., & Tang, Y. (2015). A Study of Aging and Love in ―The Bear Came over the Mountain‖. Advances in Literary Study, 3, 36-40 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/als.2015.32006