Question

Based on story " The Bear Came Over The Mountain"What point of view does the author employ in this story? How does it serve the story?

Answer 1

In the story "The Bear Came Over The Mountain", Alice Munro weaves the,the author of the story,weaves the tale of a married couple Grant and Fiona. Munro interweaves love with time and aging and leads us through a journey of a life.

The point of view of the story "The Bear Came Over theountain"

The story deals with Fiona's decent into forgetfully as she ages. Munro lets us make own decision regarding Fiona's ailment. Munro tells us that Grant insists he never dreamed of leaving Fiona. Many times he had created to a woman's pride,to her fragility,by offering more affection-or a tougher passion-than anything he really felt.

Out of a life that was infact getting to be more trouble than it was worth.And that might eventually have cost him Fiona.

Chronic illness are a catalyst for honesty within a marriage _ Fiona is slowly losing her memory.She does not always remember Grant when he visits her at meadowake. It is with ironic sorrow and pain that Grant finds Fiona talking to Survey si readily. She falls for another man right before his eyes,but he can't do much about it because of her illness.

It is ironic that Fiona's illness is the catalyst for some much needed introspection on Grant's part. Fiona presents us an interesting moment of lucidity with her statement .In Munro's story,the bear has indeed come over the mountain. We may think that the other side of the mountain looks different and in perhaps more exciting,but the reality of it is that life eventually descends into old age,with illness sometimes thrown into the mix. The other side is not only the same,it is often downhill and rough.It is better to stick with each other and that's what Grant and Fiona do.

How does point of view serve the story ?

In "The Bear Came over The Mountain" Munro expolrez how individuals react to their own aging or the aging of their companion. The story opens with Fiona proposing marriage to Grant. Grant and Fiona have been married for almost fifty years when she begins displaying signs of dementia. The reader dress a saucy Fiona contrasted with a Fiona who seems not to recognize her husband.

The story also exlopres how an emphasis on Grabt's marital experiences and emotional struggle ,but his perspective is inherently connects to Fiona's perspective. Grant's thoughts and decisions are generally motivated by Fiona's apparent mental and emotional needs,as their bond is strong.