The narrators in both "Lives and Girls and Women", by Alice Munro, and "Miguel Street", by V.S. Naipaul are similar, but they have differences aswell. Both novels are from the point of view of child who is growing up. Del and the narrator of Miguel Street take part in buildungromans, throughout the novel we can see that the characters mature from being a child to an adult. Both of their journeys are characterized by the influence of their environment, friends and family. These influence had a positive a negative impact on the narrators. Also they both have self realization that they…
