Alice Munro demonstrates throughout, Runway and Something I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You the constant theme of Protection. It is revealed by using characterization, plot and setting.
Et find the poison in the cupboard and start to wonder if Char is poisoning Arthur. She constantly checks the Poisson to make sure it hasn’t gone down. “The question often crossed Et’s mind in later years – what did she mean to do about this story when Blakie got back” (p87). Et feel the need to protect Arthur from Char. Et make up a story about Blaikie about leaving town with a woman. She is unsure of why she told that story maybe it was to get a rise out of Char. She then reassures herself, that what she did was for the greater good for Arthur. Et reasoning
Et find the poison in the cupboard and start to wonder if Char is poisoning Arthur. She constantly checks the Poisson to make sure it hasn’t gone down. “The question often crossed Et’s mind in later years – what did she mean to do about this story when Blakie got back” (p87). Et feel the need to protect Arthur from Char. Et make up a story about Blaikie about leaving town with a woman. She is unsure of why she told that story maybe it was to get a rise out of Char. She then reassures herself, that what she did was for the greater good for Arthur. Et reasoning