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Creative Short Story about Coming to America (678 words, 2 pages)

The year was 1863 when my brother, Joseph, and I packed up for ChicagoIllinois. Our father was there waiting for our arrival. We were supposedto head off at the start of the month of May, but our mamma had grownill with yellow fever at the end of April. She passed ... Read More

Creative Science Fiction Short Story (2020 words, 4 pages)

If there was one thing Thayne Rownes hated more than the dust storms that often came during the slightly cooler months of winter, it was the humidity and heat beating down on his back when he had something urgent to do. From over his shoulder he scowled angrily at the ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Bullying (676 words, 2 pages)

This was getting old. Once again, Aubrey Miller and Katelyn Brown were picking on Jessica Clark. For three years straight at Princeton High, Jessica has been bullied and tossed around by Aubrey and Katelyn. Princeton High is the top private school in North Hollywood. Princeton is three stories tall surrounded ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Being in the Hospital (1772 words, 5 pages)

Seeing everyones face has been a lifetime. I remember some, but not much. As we all hug each other and say, Wow, look how big your getting. I am five years old I just keep growing I reply. Endless food is on the table as my grandma always says. Dig ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Robbery (1708 words, 5 pages)

Josh looked over at the graphic display of blood and gore that layscattered across his drawing table. His half-finished graphic novelseemed to be following the same patterns as the world, death, loss andabandonment. His novels never used to be full of half-dismemberedbodies, blood that ran off the page, torture and ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Family and Loss (2590 words, 7 pages)

Its been over three years since I saw my dad. He left a month after my mom passed away, leaving my sister and me with my grandma. When I saw him at my house along with the cops, I knew something had to be terribly wrong. The cop that approached ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story Girl (878 words, 3 pages)

The short story Girl is not about a specific mother-daughter relationship, but rather culturally designated roles for girls in a particular society.In order to fit into a certain society one must uphold the appearance and behaviors that are expected by the societys social standard. The way a woman makes her ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Greek Giant (471 words, 2 pages)

Long ago, there existed a small mass of land stretching to the outskirts of Greece. The land had suffered a great deal due to the many skirmishes with the bordering countries. Only a small poor village in poverty remained, of the once prosper land. Our story begins with a large ... Read More

A Short Story of a Personal Trainer (1579 words, 3 pages)

Driven to DeathSeven a.m. strikes and off goes the disturbing sound of the loudalarm. As the first few seconds of the alarm plays on, Idesperately try to find my pink, antiquated LG cell phone so Ican press the OFF button with only one eye open. Then, Icollapse on my bed ... Read More

Nature and the Supernatural in The Devil and Tom Walker, a Short Story by Washington Irving (985 words, 2 pages)

Washington Irving would use a emphasis on the nature and the supernatural in his stories and his story "The Devil and Tom Walker" depicted nature as mysterious. Tom walked through a swamp that was so thick that when it was noon it would be still be very dark. At times, ... Read More

The Theme of Love in Tim O’Brien’s Short Story The Things They Carried (1870 words, 6 pages)

Loving someone who does not admire you back is probably the worst of the emptiest feelings a person should hope to never experience. However, the worst kind of emptiness is the feeling you have when someone gets injured because someone elses head was somewhere other than where it should be. ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Animals (403 words, 2 pages)

Long ago in a forest lived a little fox with his family. His name was Milo and he enjoyed telling lies and tricking other animals. One day, Milo planned to make fun of his best friend Tendo. While they were playing, Milo ran faster and faster and hid behind a ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Death (358 words, 1 pages)

What ever it is in another moment I'll be flying free either way whatever he does,I'll be soaring .I cant belive it My dad realy just suffocated me.My seizure is now over but i don't feel like myself.I'm looking over my body.I think I found my true death but i ... Read More

Short Story about Making a Wish (484 words, 2 pages)

One starry night when the moon was as big and as bright as a million light bulbs and the star twinkled like diamonds in the sun ,little Suzy found herself in her bed wishing on shooting stars like she did every night.why wont my wishes come true? suzy thought, am ... Read More

Creative Short Story about War (265 words, 1 pages)

So today everyone went on a riot, yelling out bad things about the government my mom started yelling too . i wonder what all thosse bad things meant. who understands adults ?!Today mom said she is going to a party with dad last night i followed mommy and daddy to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Traits of the Antagonist in the Short Story The Most Dangerous Game (393 words, 1 pages)

The name of this short story is "The Most Dangerous Game," it iswritten by Richard Connell. The antagonist in this story is GeneralZaroff. Zaroff is of Cossack desent, and he is one of the most skilledhunters in the world. Zaroff was an officer in the Rusian army, but fledto an ... Read More

The Making of Gender Roles in Society in Boys and Girls, a Short Story by Alice Munro (1119 words, 4 pages)

"Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro, is a short story that takes aninteresting view at societal and gender restrictions during thenineteen-forties. Munro tells the story through a woman looking back ather childhood days as a young girl, growing up on a fox farm with herfamily. The girl is a tomboy ... Read More

Creative Short Story (2924 words, 10 pages)

Shannon Walsh slammed the door shut of her battered, forest green Jeep Cherokee just as the setting sun slunk below the horizon. She stood next to her vehicle with her hands on her hips and looked around the property unimpressed. There was a shed that was falling apart, a fence ... Read More

Creative Short Story (942 words, 3 pages)

The headlights were coming straight towards Kevin, but his muscles turned to stone and he could not move. The next thing he saw was complete darkness.He woke up to a pounding headache and fuzzy vision. When his vision cleared he focused on each of the four people standing around his ... Read More

The Effects of Materialism in The Japanese Quince, a Short Story by John Galsworthy (1178 words, 4 pages)

Isolation as an Effect of Materialism An Analysis of John Galsworthy's The Japanese Quince. John Galsworthys works reveals his humanistic approach towards universal human values. His works mainly consist of unfortunate conditions and situations of the working class. In The Japanese Quince, he talks about two business men whom in ... Read More

The Narrator’s Signs of Madness in The Black Cat, a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (319 words, 1 pages)

The Black Cat In the short story titled The Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poes narrator clearly shows signs of being insane. For instance, at one point in the story, the protagonist says My original soul seemed, at once, to take its fight from my body. (pg2). A sane person would ... Read More

The Irony of a Good Village in The Lottery, a Short Story by Shirley Jackson (636 words, 1 pages)

The story of The Lottery takes place in a small village, where everyone seems to know each other and everyone seems to get along. It adds to the plot because we do not expect people from such a sweet little village to do something so horrible as to stone someone ... Read More

The Elderly as the Neglected People in Miss Brill, a Short Story by Katherine Mansfield (1460 words, 4 pages)

Neglected People An Analysis of Mansfields Miss Brill Katherine Mansfield is one of the modernist writers. Her great work includes Sun and Moon, Her First Ball, The Dolls House, and Miss Brill. Mansfields short stories are particularly about exploring females identity and focusing on those estranged or isolated or stranded ... Read More

The Use of Diction and Word Choice to Portray the Insanity of the Narrator in Tell-Tale Heart, a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (635 words, 1 pages)

In the short story Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe uses specific diction to subtly portray the narrators insanity, but also to characterize the narrator as a guilt-ridden person somewhat capable of differentiating right vs. wrong. At the exposition of the story, the narrator describes the intent behind the murder by ... Read More

The Use of Motifs and Imagery in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, a Short Story by Joyce Carol Oates (959 words, 3 pages)

There is a varied range of motifs and symbols that appear throughout the narrative of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" By Joyce Carol Oates. The story has significant topical criticalness and symbolism. All the diverse images and themes appear over the range of the story and display ... Read More

The Major Use of Motifs and Symbolism in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, a Short Story by Joyce Carol Oates (1452 words, 5 pages)

In the short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been there is are an extensive use of symbolism and motifs. The story is significant with topical criticalness and symbolism. In her article Existential Allegory Joyce Carol Oates 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Marie Mitchell Olesen ... Read More

Living an English Culture and Lifestyle in Karma, a Short Story by Khushwant Singh (589 words, 2 pages)

Karma is a short story written by Indian writer Khushwant Singh. It was originally published in 1989 in Singhs the collected stories. Karma is about an Indian Gentleman who tries to adopt upper class English culture and lifestyle such as speaking the Queens English, and about his relation with his ... Read More

The Misconception of the Idea of Goodness in A Good Man is Hard to Find, a Short Story by Flannery O’Connor (1308 words, 2 pages)

Flannery OConnor is considered as the one of the most important American gothic writer in the 20th century. As readers, we read different short stories that we often consider the different things that make the story insightful and interesting. In Flannery OConnors, A Good Man is Hard to Find, a ... Read More

The Bad Idea of Kidnapping Johnny in The Ransom of the Red Chief, a Short Story by O. Henry (387 words, 2 pages)

The Ransom of the Red Chief AnalysisIn the novel, The Ransom of the Red Chief, two kidnappers decide to kidnap the richest man in Summits son, and want money for his safe return. However, taking care of a kid is one doozy of a job. And Johnny isnt exactly an ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Development, Diction, and Tone in A Good Man is Hard to Find, a Short Story by Flannery O’Connor (1473 words, 4 pages)

As readers, whenever we read short stories we often consider different things that makes the story unique and insightful for us to read repeatedly. Flannery OConnors short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find, is a story about a family that was travelling down from Tennessee to Florida for ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013