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A Report on the Short Story, The Jam Jar by Sheena Blackhall (645 words, 1 pages)

Choose a short story which sparked your interest due to a number of its features. After giving a short account of the plot, go on to examine in detail the features which sparked your interest. A story which sparked my interest due to a number of its features is 'The ... Read More

The Omission of Walter Bates in the Short Story, Odour of Chrysanthemums by D.H. Lawrence (904 words, 2 pages)

In the short story "Odour of Chrysanthemums," D.H. Lawrence effectively and continually employs a technique of keeping certain entities absent from his story to convey their looming presence and definite importance. Lawrence's omission of Walter, a vastly crucial character, best demonstrates the author's ability and effectiveness in creating presence through ... Read More

The Special Part of Every Characters in the Short Story, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (440 words, 1 pages)

A Good Man is Hard to Find In A Good Man is Hard to Find every character played a special part. But the character who played the most important part in this story was the grandmother. She was a good Southern woman who would always dress nice especially when she ... Read More

A Fictional Ending for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Rappaccini’s Daughter (1022 words, 2 pages)

With Beatrice having drank the antidote, Giovanni pondered what lies ahead. This was the thought going through Giovannis mind after Beatrice fell to the ground. As different scenarios played through his head he could not help but wonder what was really going to happen. After seeing Beatrice die at my ... Read More

The Theme of a Child’s Innocence in the Poem “Incident# by Coutnee Culler and the Short Story “The Flowers” by Alice Walker (520 words, 1 pages)

Each generation has something to steal the innocence of the children. Some have war while others have economic ruin. The generations of African Americans following the end of slavery had hatred, ignorance, and racism. Racism rudely steals innocence before its time. The poem "Incident" by Coutnee Culler and the short ... Read More

An Analysis of Tennessee’s Partner, a Short Story by Bret Harte (661 words, 1 pages)

Tennessees Partner Tennessees Partner is the title and the name of the main character in a short story written by Bret Harte. Tennessees Partner is a type of partner that will stand faithfully by his friend. When trouble comes Tennessees way, Tennessees Partner is not the first to run and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie and the Short Story of the Secret Life of Walter Mitty (693 words, 1 pages)

Comparative Essay Movie vs. Story Sam Stephens September 24, 2003 Any movie based upon a piece of literature can make or break its source of inspiration. Some movies do no mercy toward the book, while some exceed the quality of the novel. The movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, ... Read More

An Analysis of Assumption That Limit the Physical Size of a Short Story (601 words, 1 pages)

The assumption is often made that short stories are weak and lack expression, simply because of their physical size limitations. However, if one were to sit down and read just a few of New Zealand's finest short stories, attitudes would almost certainly change for the better. Maurice Gee for instance, ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment (798 words, 1 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, one of the central ideas of the story revolves around the idea of reality versus illusion. Of course the overriding theme of the story dealt with the ethical dilemma of changing old age into youth, still a major part of how the ... Read More

A Review of O. Henry’s Famous Short Story “The Gift of the Magi” (649 words, 1 pages)

The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry, is the most famous short story he has written. This story, like many of his other short stories, was written while he was at the Ohio Penitentiary. O. Henry wrote in a manner that most readers were able to identify with the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Evil in the Short Story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson (1031 words, 2 pages)

Sometimes, evil surfaces from the most ordinary and unpredictable everyday surroundings. This is most apparent on the short story, "The Lottery," published in 1948, in which author Shirley Jackson writes of a mysterious and barbaric tradition that stems from seemingly ordinary town settings. Coulthard describes the reason of continuing appeal ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Gregor Samsa in the Short Story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (513 words, 1 pages)

In the short story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the central character Gregor Samsa can be analyzed on a symbolic level. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate through examples and quotes, the ways in which Kafka applies symbolism. Throughout the story, clear similarities between the author's life and ... Read More

Life of a Rich Man in the Short Story of 48-Year-Old Nicholae (1523 words, 2 pages)

Life of a Rich Man Christmas is my favorite time of the year. This is when I walk around practicaly eating my way through the day. There is food everywhere and people are so cheery and daydreamers that they do not stop and look at the pretty, washed dogs to ... Read More

Learning Never Ends in Raymond Carver’s Short Story Cathedral (510 words, 2 pages)

'Learning Never Ends' In Raymond Carver's short story 'Cathedral,' he uses plot, character, as well as actions to develop his theme. The theme is very slowly and subtlety developed early on the story. It is the theme of 'Leaning never ends.' The character of the narrator's wife is simply a ... Read More

Overview of Short Story The Lawn Party by Ann Beattie (637 words, 1 pages)

Ann Beattie writes her short story The Lawn Party as a male narrator. Because men tend to be less emotional than women are, this makes the narrators point of view more believable. Although this is a story that moves from one agonizing situation to another, the lack of human emotion ... Read More

Fear and Isolation in the Short Story of Young Kung Foo Jimmy (856 words, 2 pages)

Kung Foo Jimmy Jimmy was a quiet boy. He never had too many friends and he kept to himself. Jimmy was not very outgoing and was always ridiculed because of his skinny small-framed body. He went to school each day only because his mother cared greatly for him. She wanted ... Read More

The Stereotypical Character of Tom Walker in the Short Story, The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving (451 words, 1 pages)

In Washington Irving's short story "The Devil and Tom Walker", the author depicts the main character as a very stereotypical character with little individuality. Tom's actions are easily predicted and his eventual downfall is used to illustrate the story's moral. Tom Walker is a very typical one-dimensional character. He is ... Read More

The Involvement of the Reader in the Short Story, The Red Room by H.G. Wells (1189 words, 2 pages)

In 'The Red Room' the author keeps the reader gripped by involving the reader with the narrator's moods, atmospheres and senses that they share with the reader as well as contrasting settings and including unexpected happenings or settings that are unknown to the reader. A first example of this is ... Read More

A Short Story of the Criminal Life of Two Young Friends (1555 words, 2 pages)

A few years back in the city Sarasota , two young me, Mat and Jake were doing the weekend usual. Both of them were unemployed and were constantly looking for ways to get money. They would steal, lie and cheat to get what they needed. These two Juvenile Delinquents would ... Read More

An Overview of the Short Story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (680 words, 1 pages)

A Rose for Emily William Faulkner wrote the short story A Rose for Emily. It was published in 1930. The story was set in the Deep South, Jefferson to be precise. The time period was from 1884 to 1920. Emily Grierson was the main character in the story. Faulkner uses ... Read More

A Overview of the Short Story Tell-Tale Heart (435 words, 1 pages)

The modern short story is attributed to three main authors Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, and Anton Chekhov. Each of these authors offered something different to the period, not only in a literary sense but also in a cultural sense. This happened because each came from a different country ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Titled “The House of the Seven Gables “and “The Short Story My Kinsman, Major Molineux” Both By Nathaniel Hawthorne (1050 words, 2 pages)

Upon reading two pieces by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one book titled The House of the Seven Gables, and one short story titled My Kinsman, Major Molineux, I have come to the conclusion that these stories are very similar in some ways, but also have distinguishing differences. The main themes of these ... Read More

An Analysis of the Signalman as the Nineteenth Century Supernatural Short Story “Lamb To the Slaughter “ (822 words, 1 pages)

'The Signalman,' is a nineteenth century supernatural short story. 'Lamb to the Slaughter,' is a twentieth century crime short story. Both have a twist in the tale. In this essay I will look at how the authors create and maintain a sense of suspense throughout the texts. Roald Dahl was ... Read More

A Description of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov as One of the Greatest Short Story Writers of All Time (1329 words, 2 pages)

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was one of the greatest short story writers of all time. His stories evoked great emotion. It has been said that Chekhovs story is like a tortoise-all middle. The ending, never stated, is implicit in the frustration, nostalgia, loneliness, pretension, or despair of the storys one brief ... Read More

An Analysis of the Views and Characters of Flannery O’Connor Wrote the Short Story (803 words, 2 pages)

Views and Characters Flannery OConnor wrote the short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find in the hopes of portraying to the reader the racist views of the time many of the ideals possess a kind of holy madness or beauty. (Kirszner 238). These are the words mentioned in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story, Araby by James Joyce (866 words, 1 pages)

In "Araby" by James Joyce, this was a short story in which the protagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond him. Joyce uses the imagery of visualization to enhance the reader's view, "It was the winter season and street lamps were weak which gave additional images of darkness. The setting ... Read More

A Summary of the Short Story “The White Heron” (569 words, 1 pages)

Analysis of The White Heron The short story The White Heron made the biggest impact on me out of the three stories I read. I found myself almost constantly relating to young Sylvia as I was in my childhood. Her care-free attitude and apparent lack of anything stressful really takes ... Read More

A Review of Michael Mac Grian’s Short Story “Myself and a Rabbit” (360 words, 1 pages)

In the short story "Myself and a Rabbit," by Michael Mac Grian, a man is encountered by a rabbit who is being chased by a brown-coated weasel, on a lovely summer afternoon. The poetic short story finds itself going into great detail as to how the rabbit is moving aimlessly ... Read More

A Brief Overview of Alice Munro’s Short Story “Boys and Girls” (1043 words, 2 pages)

Alice Munro's short story, 'Boys and Girls,' has a very interesting detail written into it. The narrator's brother is named Laird, which was carefully chosen by the author. Laird is a synonym for lord, which plays a important role in a story where a young girl has society's unwritten rules ... Read More

A Brief Overview of Elspeth Davie’s Short Story “Sunday Class” (1063 words, 2 pages)

Elspeth Davie's short story, "Sunday Class" is one that juxtaposes a conventional Sunday school with hierarchy. The Sunday School teacher obviously lacks love for animals. Miss McRae is annoyed by the young boy's response to her question of what God wants them to be thankful for? The young boy replies ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013