First the reader is told that the narrator wishes that rather than having her dresses made for her by her mother she wishes that like Lonnie, she could buy her dresses in Beale’s store. Throughout the story there is a sense that the narrator longs to be like other girls, particularly her friend Lonnie. Taken from her Dance of the Happy Shades collection the story is narrated in the first person by a young thirteen year old girl and after reading the story the reader realises that Munro may be exploring the theme of appearance and insecurity. ![]() ![]() In Red Dress-1946 by Alice Munro we have the theme of appearance, insecurity, acceptance, hope, freedom, opinion and connection.
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