Exploration of Runaway and Return in Alice Munro's Runaway

Abstract

With the rapid development of modern society, people seem to get lost in the pursuit of happiness and freedom and there appeared literature works of the theme of runaway, discussing why people ran away, what they ran away from and where they returned, as is shown in Alice Munro's Runaway with the example of Carla and other characters in the story. By analyzing the characters' runaway, it is proved that people ran away to return with the hope of living a worthy life despite the hurts and imperfection, which may be one reason why the story brought the writer praise and prize.