-Royal Beatings was published later in Munro's career in the collection ' Who do you think you are'.
-A unifying feature in Royal Beatings, is the tight,claustrophobic and mundane setting of the shack that is set during the depression.
B: Overview -
-This passage is set shortly after the exposition and presents a scene of the narrator describing the shed and her father.
C: Narrator -
-The narrator used in this passage is first person narrative and the readers receive insights into the protagonist’s thoughts and feelings.
-The tone used in this passage is one that is reflective and evaluative of her surroundings and setting.
D: Structure -
-Since the protagonist is describing her environment, she is also reflecting on memories that relate within it which changes structure but the story generally follows a chronological order.
-A mix of exposition and dialogue but there is more exposition. This is to highlight the narrator’s position in her setting. She describes each area in vivid fashion.
E: Main Idea -
-The purpose of this passage is to exaggerate the effect of setting and character development in the short story.
Munro's uses direct comparison of Rose's father to the setting. This also intends to play a massive role in character development. It's dreary domestic setting, adds to significance of title, and Rose's attitudes toward her current situation and her father. Munro's purposefully uses this domestic setting to allow expression of the narrator, making it clear how she has been 'changed' and how life has affected her and her father.
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