Paper topic

I am planning on writing an analysis on gender representations in Kincaids, "Girl", and Moody's story "Boys." I know this was a topic given in Rouzie's paper description, but, as a girl whose close circle of friends is comprised of 5 boys i am interested in the subject. I also find both stories rich with provocative stereotypes that i believe will be palpable and easy to analyze. I plan on showing the dichotomy on the lessons girls are given verses the lesson boys are given. Both stories are written in an interesting repetitive format; however, "Boys" does not have the same teaching tone that Kincaid's "Girl" has. The lessons are implied in "Boys" while stated straightforward in "Girl." Ding ding ding, this raises an alarm flag in my brain because my little brother was expected to learn his lessons the hard way, "the man way." While i was dressed up and told not to get my shirts dirty. I think the writing style of both reflects the gender, while the tone therein reflects a narrative voice paralleled with that gender. My favorite story so far as been "river of names "however, and i may choose to write an essay on that one as well. If i were to write an essay on "river of names" i may write on the concept of lying in prose. The short story "river of names" is jam-packed with disgusting and macabre imagery and metaphors, yet, the narrator is pretending to have this normal life. There is a chasm between the real and the imaginary. I may analyze the technique of including both.