How I Met my Husband by Alice Munro

The suspense in this story was generated through Edie's actions. The reader anticipates how others around her will react. There is a moment of suspense as Edie is trying own Mrs. Peebles' dress & she is discovered by Chris. There is also a moment of suspense when the ladies are questioning Edie about her relationship with Chris; after she describes their relationship, the reader is curious as to how his fiancee with react. Loretta Bird and Mrs. Peebles play a vital role in the short story; these two characters generates suspense throughout the story in response to Edie's actions. Edie is not a very sympathetic character although she does have her moments. She is not sympathetic to Chris' fiancee when she lies to her and tells her what happened between herself and Chris. Edie also fails to sympathize with Mrs. Peebles throughout the story; Edie is judges Mrs. Peebles with her choice of food and never really takes into consideration how Mrs. Peebles feels. On the other hand, Edie is sympathetic to the mailman who later becomes her husband; she continues to go to the door for a time just to give the mailman a smile and brighten his day.