The overlying theme in both Audrey Thomas’ “Trash” and Alice Munroe’s “The Office.” is the relationship between the tenant and landlord. Despite the fact the narrators play different roles – one is a landlady and student, the other is a writer and tenant; both experience similar problems trying to raise a family as a working mom, and dealing with their respective landlords/tenants. Both stories begin with the ongoing problem of working Moms facing the …showed first 75 words of 282 total…

…showed last 75 words of 282 total…does not have an epiphany, but has known for a long time she needs her space, “ I was longing for a study, a room of my own, tired of always having to remove my books from the kitchen table while I cooked or we ate or played games with the children” This is where the women separate – the writer finds an office, the landlady takes on a new tenant. What would happen if the landlady