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Nettles Alice Munro Four parts of my presentation A brief introduction of the story. Its main structure. Writing style of Nettles. Notes and pictures about the novel. I. About the story “ Nettles” The story evolves around a middle-aged woman’s reunion with a childhood boy friend. Time: 1979 Setting : Sonnys house in Uxbridge Ontario, Canada . Characters : the narrator, Mike, Sunny ,children ,etc. II. structure Part 1(para. 1-2): Meeting again by chance in 1979 Part 2 (para. 3-15): Childhood memory, her friend, Mike. Part 3 (para. 16-93): The detailed story that happened in 1979 Part 4 (para. 94-95): conclusion--- a new perception of love III. Writing style of Nettles The author uses first person narration. It moves back and forth between past and present. The leading actor is a woman. IV. Notes and pictures Nettle Nettle-dish Flower-saying of some nettles 1.Red dead nettle (Devotion) 2.White dead nettle (Mutual love ) 3.Dead nettle (Cruelty ) Uxbridge，Ontario(para.1) A picture of Italian deli (para.25) The hills were a series of green bumps and some cows. (para.27) Scrabble (para.44) Nettle sting hand (para.91) Joe-pye weed (para.91) * *