Alice Munro: Short Stories

Please Help Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

the narrator of the story remains nameless throughout the story, but we are told that her younger brother's name is laird. what does his name means?what is the significance of this two facts

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Laird's name is reminiscent of the "lord of the manor", he is his father's heir and will eventually take the narrator's place at their father's side.

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