The nettle tells the story in the first person, and the "I" in the novel is the heroine.

This is a short story published by Alice Munro in The New Yorker in 2000. The novel describes the problem faced by a middle-aged woman-in modern society, any woman, regardless of race, color and nationality, has to face passion, confusion and predicament.

The nettle is exquisitely conceived and exquisitely written, but it is meaningful. The novel skillfully weaves the material by various narrative means, which is meaningful and has stronger emotional effect.

In story telling, the novel abandons the traditional linear narrative method of the plot in chronological order, makes full use of the advantages of the first-person perspective, sets up various suspense, and greatly enhances the expressive force of the work.