Essay: Displacement in “The Albanian Virgin”Apply the general theme of displacement to Alice Munro’s...

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Essay: Displacement in “The Albanian Virgin”

Apply the general theme of displacement to Alice Munro’s short story. Make sure that you clearly define and focus this concept in relation to both plot-lines of the story, Lottar’s and Clair’s, and possibly to Charllote/Gjurdi as well. End your introduction with a thesis statement that contains an insight that this story gives into displacement.

As usual, body paragraphs must be focused with topic sentences (topic + controlling idea) and use quotations to support your analysis and interpretation.

Essay should be 1100—1400 words in length double-spaced

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The Theme of Displacement in Albanian Virgin by Alice Munro 
Introduction
	Alice Munro is recognized as taking considerable shifts for writing short stories from a new structured genre. In fact, she is of that kind of authors who does not hesitate in taking risks in terms of writing about new orders and social values. In this context, her work Albanian Virgin is acknowledged as the reflection of displacement in the story; this displacing in the plot and in the theme has two dimensions. At first, story has multi-layers of plot; the readers are kept on the edges of their thinking when they have to unveil the real meaning behind the storyline of Charlotte. The word Lottar has been used mystically to displace the general theme of showing how women lead contrasting lives to the males in society. The uses of story within the story as well as presentation of the mystic characters, the fictitious ones, have been prioritized as the displacement theme in Albanian Virgin. 
The Displacement of Plot 
	At first, it is significant to note here that Albanian Virgin is an ideal example of taking readers on an imaginary tour; they are made to feel like listing to the story like the narrator. She is Canadian women whose reality is unknown to all. However, the way Munro displaces the storyline by introducing the character of Charlotte is remarkable; there is a gap between the strong connections of the Clair and Charlotte but they come close as the story moves on. At times, it feels that he story has gone beyond the limit of imagination; a vague blend of events is served to the readers. This blend stems from the notions of Lotar, the perfect Albanian Virgin and on behalf of Charlotte who tells the story of this beautiful virgin roaming in the vicinities of Ghegs. 
	Additionally, the displacement is not only united with the way of telling the story; it is also a part of the character presentations. Munro deliberately chooses female characters from the contemporary society to show what kind of marginalized life they lead. In spite of modern values implemented, still, the general perception about woman in Society is to use her potential to the profits of man.

Essay: Displacement in “The Albanian Virgin” Apply the general theme of displacement to Alice Munro’s short story. Make sure that you clearly define and focus this concept in relation to both...

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