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Boys & Girls - Alice Munro - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The boys name is Laird, which is has the meaning of, "God or Lord." Munro gave the boy this name on purpose as it plays into the gender inequality that is present throughout the story. Thus, in addition to the fact that the girl remains unnamed it showcases the gender superiority of Laird through the eyes of their parents.
  - - - "Like to have you meet my new hired man," her father says talking to a feed salesman who proceeds to say, "Could of fooled me," and "I thought it was only a girl." - This also shows the gender roles in the story and how the girls are seen as people who should not be doing particular jobs. The father says "new hired man" indicating that men usually fill this role. "Only a girl" puts a lot of negative attitudes towards women and that it is unexpected for a girl to do a job well done.