In Alice Munro's story, "Boys and Girls," gender roles are examined and the power between the two genders is highlighted. In the narrator's family, there are two spheres--outside and inside. Outside is the fox farm and men's world, while inside is the kitchen and the women's world. The money to keep the farm going comes from the fox business, which is in the men's realm, so those who work there bring have the power.
The narrator tries to exist in the outside world with the men; for a while she feels the same as then and feels empowered. When her mother says she needs to be in the house with her soon, however, the gender roles shift. The power also shifts as well. The narrator becomes disempowered when she lets the horse go free, as evidenced by her father who says, "she's only a girl." With this phrase, she is put in the women's sphere and any potential power taken away from her.
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