Wild Horses

Wild Horses Alice Munro has a history of writing stories that demonstrate the changing and shifting of relationships in a world perceived as chaotic and unforgiving. "Boys and Girls" is no different. This story isn't merely about a girl watching a horse die. This is about a girl fast approaching her adolescence, and her inability to cope at first. We never learn her name, but the girl in this story has her major conflict in …

…little biased to men. Their adolescence may have been just as torturous as women perceive theirs to be. The point of view in this story might help the opposite sex to understand some traits about women. In closing, the symbolism in this story is what really makes the point clear. This story was about a girl's conflict with the changes in her body and emotions, interpreted through the horses' actions and the scenes between characters.