Alice Monroe's Butterfly Day themed around isolation, commitment, connection, betrayal, appearance and friendship.
The story, taken from her Happy Shadows Dance collection, is told in first person by a female narrator named Helen, who recalls her sixth grade. What's really surprising at the beginning of the story is that Munro seems to explore themes of isolation and devotion. Jimmy and Myra are side by side (or isolated) in relation to other kids at school. Because Jimmy feels ashamed that he urinates occasionally, and because Myra feels obligated to take care of her younger brother instead of playing with classmates during recess. Also striking at the beginning of the story is the devotion Myra shows to Jimmy. She never leaves him at any stage or thinks about her needs. Rather, Jimmy is at the center of Myra's attention, and she sees herself as his only guardian anyway. Also, when Helen describes Jimmy and Myra as "small figures carved out of wood" and "smooth, aged-looking faces," Munro suggests that Jimmy and Myra are different from the other kids at school. . What becomes clearer to the reader later in the story after Miss Darling tells the class to play with Myra. It is noticeable that the class led by Gladys Healy mocks Myra instead. This in turn leads to further containment of Myra (and Jimmy).
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