Although the narrator seems to gain some kind of understanding of a new role by the end of the story, how would you describe the change that occurs in her? Does she seem confident in a new position? Has she lost, or gained, identity by the end of the story?

How do animals relate to humans across the story? 

What are the natural life cycles that Munro uses to tell the story of “Boys and Girls”? Do they seem “natural” to the narrator? Why or why not?