An Ounce of Cure by Alice Munro
An Ounce of Cure by Alice Munro“Kids will be kids.” (Unknown) That is the theme of the story “An Ounce of
Cure,” by Alice Munro. This story starts out with the narrator and her boyfriend
breaking-up. She is very sad. Soon after, she baby-sits for the Berrymans’. While
there, she drinks some of their liquor. After a few drinks, she begins to throw-up.
She calls Joyce, her best friend, to come over and help her. When Joyce arrives,
she brought with her some other people that had been with her. Soon, Mr.
Berryman came home and caught the narrator drunk, and alone with a bunch of
boys. Mr. Berryman took her home so she could explain to her parents what she
had done. The story, “An Ounce of Cure,” relates to common teenage experiences.
The girl in the story goes through experiences as everyone else. The first
example is when the narrator says “He took me out…and kissed me. I did not wash
my face that night or the next morning.” (p. 474) Most teens will be swept away
by their first kiss. But soon after, the relationship will end, as it does in this story
when the narrator says, “Two months later, he dumped me.” (p.475) After being
dumped, a teenager will think about their love, day and night. An example is when
the girl said, “I spent ten hours at time thinking about Martain Collingsworth.” (p.
475) The quote “I would torture myself with the exact recollection of Martin
kissing my throat,” (p. 475) shows the depression and longing that she went
through. When someone is sulking, its’ hard to convince them...
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