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An Analysis of the Short Story, Maybe by Lillian Hellman (1511 words, 2 pages)

Maybe Lillian Hellman Maybe written by Lillian Hellman in the 1980's, is a short story in which the author describes a portion of her life during which reality and fantasy were put side by side. Though Maybe seems more of an autobiography and does not follow the traditional plot system ... Read More

The Theme of Man Versus Society in the Short Story, Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville (753 words, 1 pages)

Man versus society is the ideal theme of Herman Melville's incredible short story "Bartleby, The Scrivener". Bartleby, a copyist employed in the narrator's shop, stands different among all the workers. He is ghostly, uncommunicative, and repetitive. It appears as though Bartleby and Wall Street, the society he is in, cannot ... Read More

An Analysis of Fear in Tell-Tale Heart, a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (897 words, 1 pages)

The short story can produce many different types of characters. Usually, these characters are faced with situations that give us an insight into their true character. In the "Tell Tale Heart", a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe, the narrator of the story is faced with a fear. He ... Read More

An Analysis of A Rose for Emily, a Short Story by William Faulkner (362 words, 1 pages)

The tone in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner expresses a sense of curiosity and fear. The curiosity of the woman's life and the fear of the unknown is also established with the author's diction. The two tones even roll over to the point of view of the story ... Read More

An Examination of the Short Story, Zaabalawi by Nagiub Mahfouz (966 words, 2 pages)

Zaabalawi by Nagiub Mahfouz On the surface, Zaabalawi by Nagiub Mahfouz is a classic story. By looking deeper, one finds strong religious and social undertones. The main religious themes in the story appear through the characters of Zaabalawi and the Narrator. The social themes are approached through Sheikh Quamar, the ... Read More

An Overview of the Short Story You’re in my Body (540 words, 1 pages)

YOU?RE IN MY BODY! So I was sitting at this sidewalk cafe when this bald guy, quite big, sits down across from me, unscrews the top of the salt shaker and delicately dumps a third of the salt in my coffee. Delicately? Oh, I mean it was a controlled gesture. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story, Sonny’s Blues (1557 words, 2 pages)

The world that we live in is a dangerous and dark place. There is no area that is immune to pain in suffering, but there are ways to deal with the pain and try to see the finer points in life. Music is one of those ways. In James Baldwin's ... Read More

A Comparison of the Short Story, This Way to the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski and the Poem, On My First Son by Ben Johnson (870 words, 2 pages)

The short story, This Way To The Gas, Ladies And Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski and the poem On My First Son by Ben Johnson, both deal with death. They are very different types of death and are told in different ways but through some similar approaches, a similar feeling is ... Read More

Education in the Short Story, The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara (814 words, 1 pages)

In Life, education comes in all forms. A major theme of Toni Cade Barbara's The Lesson is that the most valuable lessons in life are those not learned in the classroom. This story is about an educated black women, named Ms. Moore, who takes the poor and underprivileged neighborhood children ... Read More

The Use of Foreshadowing in the Short Story, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (1032 words, 2 pages)

The Clues O'Connor Provides Flannery O'Connor uses the literary device of foreshadowing throughout the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Connor uses this device with a very subtle approach, which allows her to signal the outcome of the story, yet at the same time, does not give ... Read More

The Two Carnivals in the Short Story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Marquez (760 words, 1 pages)

In the short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", by Gabrial Marquez, two carnivals occur simultaneously. The carnivals take place in a small town, sicken with poverty on the shore of the ocean. In one of the carnivals, there was a very old man with enormous wings whom ... Read More

A Summary of an Event in the Short Story, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (1203 words, 2 pages)

Imagine the sight of an old man's eye, vulturous, pale blue, with a film covering it. Could this drive one's self so insane that one would murder a man because of it? This is the event that occurs in Edgar Allen Poe's vivid tale "The Tell-Tale Heart", from the book ... Read More

The Good in the Short Story of My Childhood Days (2210 words, 3 pages)

THE GOOD When I was a younger boy, I seriously hated most animals. I think I may have gotten that dislike from seeing my mother's reaction to a mouse in our house and her reactions to other animals while I was growing up. I think that I amplified the dislike ... Read More

An Analysis of a Short Story To Literature Which Created a Whole New Field For Writers and Readers (2989 words, 3 pages)

The introduction of the short story to literature created a whole new field for writers and readers to experiment with and enjoy. Katherine Mansfield was born and raised in New Zealand and then moved to England where she spent a great deal of her life. Mansfield is known as one ... Read More

The Struggle Between Good and Evil in the Short Story The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet (1190 words, 2 pages)

The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Stephen Vincent Benet is truly an exemplary short story which instills upon the reader the very difficult struggle between good and evil, heaven and hell. The purpose for writing this piece was to convey the message that, at times, it is necessary to gamble ... Read More

An Analysis of Short Story the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (818 words, 2 pages)

In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view, from the perspective of Montresor, the diabolical narrator of this tale, who vows revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for retribution. During the carnival season, Montresor encounters Fortunato ... Read More

An Analysis of Man’s Existence in the Short Story The Broken Globe by Henry Kreisel (374 words, 1 pages)

Man is a product of his environment. This has held true since the beginning of man's existence. In the short story "The Broken Globe" by Henry Kreisel, it especially holds true. Man's beliefs can be attributed to the environment around them. The protagonist in this story, Nick Solchuk, grew up ... Read More

An Analysis of Trials of Mother and Children in the Short Story Teenage Wasteland by Anne Tyler (632 words, 1 pages)

Rebellious Teen Donny is what is known as a problem child, and Daisy cannot seem to figure out what his problem is. Through many attempts she tries to reach him through counselors, and outside help. This story reveals a lack of communication, feelings of inadequacy, and lack of parental control. ... Read More

An Analysis of Dysfunctions in the Short Story in the Forest (450 words, 1 pages)

A short story showing manifest latent and dysfunctional In a land far far away and long ago there was an abundance on game animals until hunters came and slaughtered animal after animal to sell to near by restaurants for profit. Time passed and many became rich but the once abundant ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story A Pair of Silk by Kate Chopin (565 words, 2 pages)

A Pair of Silk Stockings In the short story A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, a young mother comes into possession of fifteen dollars. rs.Sommers at first thinks she should spend the money on her children, but her priorities change after she feels a pair of silk stockings. ... Read More

The Setting in the Short Story, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (1119 words, 3 pages)

A setting can have various effects on different people it usually acts as either a benefactor or cursor. More often then not, the setting tends to mirror a character's feelings andor emotions. In Edith Wharton's short story, Ethan Frome, the protagonist, Ethan, has himself, ultimately become a victim of his ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Emily Grierson in William Faulkner’s Short Story “A Rose for Emily” (659 words, 2 pages)

Miss Emily Grierson is nobody's best friend. Neither is she the enemy of any man or woman. Life has dealt her circumstances that anyone would falter underneath. Her personality suffers traumatically, but no one can hold that against her. Though not a very pleasant character, Miss Emily does have the ... Read More

An Analysis of Planned Vengeance in the Short Story the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (709 words, 1 pages)

Planned Vengeance An average of over 23 million crimes are committed each year, of those about 13 go unsolved, and of that 13, 4 are homicides. Sometimes these crimes go unsolved due to lack of evidence, and sometimes, like in a story I have read, because there is no body ... Read More

An Analysis of Beautiful Pieces of Literature in the Short Story Miss Brill by Katherine and the Poem Musee des Beaux Arts by WH Auden (807 words, 1 pages)

Both a short story by Katherine Mansfield and a poem by WH Auden present beautiful pieces of literature, filled with fine, captivating descriptions and high sensibility. They both make us look at some things, that we have already seen or observed before in a different way, through the eyes of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Literary Craftiness of Patrick White in His Short Story, Down at the Dump (1232 words, 2 pages)

Patrick White 'Down at the Dump' Patrick White, most noted for his longer works of fiction, exemplifies his craft of storytelling in his short story 'Down at the Dump'. White has dramatized an event in life, such as a funeral, and given us a very believable insight into our own ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story, Parker’s Back by Flannery O’Connor (1162 words, 2 pages)

To the uninitiated, the significance of Flannery O'Connor's Parker's Back can seem at once cold and dispassionate, as well as almost absurdly stark and violent. Her short stories routinely end in horrendous, freak fatalities or, at the very least, a character's emotional devastation. Flannery O'Connor is a Christian writer, and ... Read More

Symbols in the Short Story, Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1753 words, 3 pages)

Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorn's esteemed short story, "Young Goodman Brown," there are several symbols which express the allegory of how widespread and inescapable sin is within our world. According to The Holy Bible and Puritan belief, sin is the transgression of the Ten Commandments, which was introduced into society after Adam ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story of Jozelda (656 words, 1 pages)

JOZELDA Jozelda is a short story that demonstrates how ones perspective of things can change over time. In Jozelda the author has weaved a remarkable story about how, a young girls perception towards other girls in her year change with time. Throughout the entire story the audience is only told ... Read More

A Biography of John Hoyer Updike an American Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Art Critic, and Literary Critic (1214 words, 2 pages)

John Updikes "AP" features a few moments in the life of a young man who works at a grocery store. He becomes enamored of three girls who walk into the store dressed in bathing suits. The protagonist Sammy, finds that his choices lead to sometimes disappointing consequences as he is ... Read More

Adolescence, Maturity and Public Life in Dublin in the Short Story, Araby by James Joyce (478 words, 1 pages)

In James Joyce's short story 'Araby,' several different micro-cosms are evident. The story demonstrates adolescence, maturity, and public life in Dublin at that time. As the reader, you learn how this city has grown to destroy this young boy's life and hopes, and create the person that he is as ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013