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A Review of The Rocking-Horse Winner, a Short Story by D. H. Lawrence (355 words, 1 pages)

"The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence is a story about a boy named Paul who lives with parents that lack love and are filled with greed. Tormented by a house that whispers to him, Paul dies trying to convince his mother that he is lucky by picking horse race winners ... Read More

A Comparison between the Novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the Short Story A Blow, A Kiss by Tim Winton (1636 words, 2 pages)

The difference between short stories and novels extends far beyond the obvious, Short stories are often read in a single sitting and can be defined as a brief version of logical events usually revolving about a singular plot. Whilst a novel may retain many of the characteristics of a short ... Read More

An Analysis of In Another Country, a Short Story by Ernest Hemingway (1463 words, 2 pages)

In Another Country By HemingwayHemingway's "In Another Country" is the story about the wounded soldiers who are pulled back from the front lines due to injuries. The setting of the story is a military hospital in Milan, Italy, during the war. Although author does not specifically give the time we ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Domestic Violence and Adultery in Sweat, a Short Story by Zora Neale Hurston (558 words, 1 pages)

Zora Neale Hurstons Sweat is a short story about the struggles and hardships in the life of an African American woman living in the south. The short story talked about the treatment of women in these times. Many women of present times can identify with the hardships that Delia encountered ... Read More

An Analysis of the Need of Spoiling Yourself in A Pair of Silk Stockings, a Short Story by Kate Chopin (520 words, 1 pages)

In a Pair of Silk Stockings Mrs. Sommers suddenly found herself as the unexpected possessor of a small fortune. She thought for a long time what to do with the money, she set up her mind to spend it wisely, and she wanted to buy something nice for her children ... Read More

An Analysis of the Meaning Behind the Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Young Goodman Brown (566 words, 2 pages)

In short stories, I have learned that there is much more than what at firstmeets the eye. Almost everything in the story has meaning. All I have to dois try to find the hints and clues the writer drops and manage to put themall together. I have to concentrate more ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story House Opposite by R. K. Narayan (627 words, 1 pages)

The short story, House Opposite by R. K. Narayan is an example of a man and his struggle with his own humanity. The basic plot of the story includes a holy man (only referred to as "the hermit") that is living along with the traditions of an Indian lifestyle. He ... Read More

A Summary and Analysis of the Short Story “Cathedral” (419 words, 1 pages)

In this world, we live in a society full of judgment. Raymond Carver in his story Cathedral describes a man starting out as very judgmental of his wifes friend that she has been very close to, and sends videos to every so often becausehe is blind. In this first person ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of Raymond Carver, an American Short Story Writer and a Poet (1351 words, 2 pages)

Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, on May 25, 1938, and lived in Port Angeles, Washington during his last ten, sober years until his death from cancer on August 2, 1988. He was twice awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1983 Carver received the prestigious ... Read More

An Analysis of Anne Tyler’s Short Story “Teenage Wasteland” (881 words, 1 pages)

The short story "Teenage Wasteland" by Anne Tyler is a revealing story about the trials of a mother and her son. Donny is what is known as a problem child, and Daisy cannot to seem to figure out what his problem is. Through many attempts she tries to reach to ... Read More

A Review of the Short Story “Big Two-Hearted River” (1211 words, 2 pages)

Sudden, Unexpected Interjection"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." At one point in his short story, "Big Two-Hearted River Part II", Hemingway's character Nick speaks in the first person. Why he adopts, for one line only, the first person voice is an ... Read More

An Analysis of Bartleby’s Seclusion from Society in the Short Story Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville (594 words, 2 pages)

"I prefer not to," also tells the reader about Bartleby isolating himself.The phrase shows his lack of involvement, another form of isolation. Thenarrator tells the reader exactly what he did to Bartleby, very vividly, asshown below. In the novella, the author tells the reader, down to thesmallest detail, what he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrator’s Unreliability in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Black Cat (723 words, 2 pages)

Edgar Allan Poes The Black Cat is a perverse grotesque short story. What makes this tale so horrific is how Poe has created an unreliable, and nameless, narrator to tell this story. Telling this story from the first person point of view intensifies the shock and horror, which stops short ... Read More

An Analysis of the Archetype of Emily’s Father in the Short Story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (396 words, 2 pages)

Archetypes are, by definition, previous images, characters, or patternsthat recur throughout literature and though consistently enough to be considereda universal concept or situation. Archetypes also can be described as complexesof experiences that come upon us like fate, and their effects are felt in ourmost personal life. A Rose for Emily ... Read More

An Analysis of Misery, a Short Story by Anton Chekhov (663 words, 2 pages)

In the story "Misery" by Antov Chekhov, I identified despair and miseryas a theme. The surroundings amplify the sentiment of the main character, IonaPotapov. Cold and gray surrounds' Iona Potapov and he is extremely miserable.Iona Potapov wants to speak to another human about his son's death but no onewill listen. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting, Characters, Conflict and Theme of the Short Story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell (1356 words, 4 pages)

This paper will analyze the short story called The Most DangerousGame by discussing the four main elements of a short story which are,setting, character, conflict, and theme. The story involves two maincharacters, Rainsford and General Zaroff. Rainsford is a celebratedhunter, who enjoys hunting animals. He does not believe that huntinganimals ... Read More

An Analysis of the Consequences of Idealization in the Short Story Araby by James Joyce (600 words, 2 pages)

There are many statements in the story Araby that are bothsurprising and puzzling. The statement that perhaps gives us the mostinsight into the narrator's thoughts and feelings is found at the end ofthe story. Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature drivenand derided by vanity and ... Read More

A Report on Young Goodman Brown, a Short Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2519 words, 3 pages)

"Young Goodman Brown", by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story that is thick with allegory. "Young Goodman Brown" is a moral story which is told through the perversion of a religious leader. In "Young Goodman Brown", Goodman Brown is a Puritan minister who lets his excessive pride in himself interfere with ... Read More

A Review of A Worn Path, a Short Story by Eudora Welty (856 words, 2 pages)

Eudora Welty brings the story, A Worn Path, to life through the use of the character Phoenix Jackson and symbols. This story details an elderly Negro womans journey to town, on a mission of love. Phoenix Jackson, an elderly Negro women is frail, old, and had many handicaps, she lived ... Read More

An Analysis of an Unconditional Love of a Grandmother in the Short Story a Worn Path by Eudora Welty (910 words, 3 pages)

"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, is the tale of the unstoppable loveand care of a grandmother for her grandchild. It tells a story of sheerdetermination as Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey into town to getmedicine for her chronically ill grandson. She strives forward despitefrequent obstacles in her way ... Read More

An Analysis of the Word Choice in Eudora Welty’s Short Story A Worn Path (968 words, 2 pages)

Welty sets the tone and feeling of the story using words which create a certain feeling of the situation or setting. The words black and dark are used very often throughout Welty's writing, letting the reader know that the story is a dark, never knowing what's around the corner. Phoenix ... Read More

An Analysis of Judy Jones, a Character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Short Story Winter Dreams (521 words, 1 pages)

Have ever met someone who is self-centered and haughty it disgusts you? Its interesting to think about the way they may turn out in the future. Judy Jones is an example of such a person. Because she knows she has good looks, and is extremely popular, it boasts her ego ... Read More

An Analysis of Emily’s Struggle in the Short Story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (1956 words, 3 pages)

"A Struggling Emily" In the story, "A Rose for Emily," by William Faulkner, Miss Emily Grierson's struggle with her family, her town, and herself makes her do things that are out of the "norm." Her struggle makes her act inhuman and deranged. Emily is a living a very sheltered life. ... Read More

An Analysis of Lady with a Dog, a Short Story by Anton Chekhov (1063 words, 2 pages)

Irony incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results. Huh? Well take the short story Lady with a Dog written by Anton Chekhov as an example. First lets get a look at our main characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, and how they met. ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbolism in A Rose for Emily, a Short Story by William Faulkner (956 words, 2 pages)

Authors traditionally use symbolism as a way to represent the sometimes-intangible qualities of the characters, places and events in their work. In the short story, A Rose For Emily, William Faulkner uses symbolic elements to define and characterize Miss Emily Grierson.Faulkner uses symbolism to compare the Grierson house with Emilys ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in A Rose for Emily, a Short Story by William Faulkner (846 words, 3 pages)

A comparative essay on the use of symbolism in William Faulkner's "ARose for Emily."Authors traditionally use symbolism as a way to represent the sometimesintangible qualities of the characters, places, and events in their works. Inhis short story "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner uses symbolism to comparethe Grierson house with ... Read More

An Analysis of Horror and Gothic in the Short Story a Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (1019 words, 1 pages)

"A Rose for Emily" came out in 1930. To some readers this horror story is the most "gothic" that Faulkner ever wrote as a writer. But if horror is all heshe gets from the story then that person is missing the meaning of the story. "A Rose for Emily" is ... Read More

An Analysis of Loneliness in A Rose for Emily, a Short Story by William Faulkner (1084 words, 2 pages)

A Rose for Emily The Struggle against Loneliness A Search for Human AffectionIn the stories "A Rose for Emily" and "Antlers," the main characters, Emily and Suzie, both share fear loneliness. Emily and Suzie attempt to overcome their loneliness by seeking human affection. However, their efforts are unsuccessful and only ... Read More

A Hint of Irony in A Good Man Is Hard to Find, a Short Story by Flannery O’Connor (944 words, 2 pages)

A Good Christian is Hard to FindIn A Good Man is Hard to Find, there was a hint of irony in the story due to the fact that the Misfit seemed to have a better idea of what it meant to be a Christian than the grandmother did. Flannery OConnor ... Read More

An Overview of the Racial Relationships in the South in a Short Story (632 words, 1 pages)

One incident that had a great impact on 's life was something that occurred when he was young and beginning to learn the true ways of the white people. This is actually just one part of a series of events that opened his eyes what was going on between races ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013