Abstract
The shortest of Grace Paley's short stories are frequently dismissed by the critics as weak works which fail to conform to the minimal requirements for a successful short story. Yet an examination of these works in light of research identifying the characteristics of women's personal narratives suggests that Paley is not failing to conform to the requirements of a narrative literary tradition but rather drawing on an alternative oral narrative tradition—that of women's personal narratives. This alternative tradition enables her to tell stories muted within the dominant tradition and in so doing to expand and refigure narrative conventions.
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