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An Analysis of the Shocking Ending of William Faulkner’s Short Story A Rose for Emily (723 words, 1 pages)

The short story, A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner, had by far one of the most shocking and unexpected endings I have ever stumbled upon. Who would have expected to find out that Miss Emily had been sleeping with her lover post-mortem? Although Faulkner dropped hints though out ... Read More

Massacre and Martyrdom in the Short Story, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (2689 words, 4 pages)

The short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor could be viewed as a comic strip about massacre and martyrdom. What stops it from becoming a solemn story is its intensity, ambition, and unfamiliarity. O'Connor blends the line between humor and terror. She introduces her audience ... Read More

An Examination of the Short Story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (995 words, 2 pages)

A Cataclysm in Repose Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" is a short story that fuses together magical and realistic elements. In an interview, Marquez explains the influences and origins of this unique style of writing. The story (not surprisingly) is about an old man with ... Read More

The Many Different Ideas and Symbols in the Short Story “The Train From Rhodesia” (1010 words, 2 pages)

The World Today In the short story, "The Train From Rhodesia", there are many different ideas and symbols hidden to get the reader's interpretation of the story, as well as to get a wide variety of interpretations so the story appeals to more people. This way the people who read ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (584 words, 1 pages)

3. At the start of the story, the narrator creates an exciting and peaceful mood. Then all of sudden the mood changes to horrifying mood at the end of the story. The purpose of this is to make the readers meet an unexpected ending. Otherwise the story will be too ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Foreshadowing in the Short Story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (514 words, 1 pages)

The Foreshadow Knows Foreshadowing is when the author reveals information early in the story that hints to, or has an impact on later events. If used properly, foreshadowing can be an essential element to a story. Through out the story The Lottery, Shirley Jackson uses foreshadowing to hint to the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Novel, The Scarlet Letter and the Short Story, The Minister’s Black Veil (396 words, 1 pages)

In every difference there is also some sort of similarity. This is true with anything on earth. This is also obvious in literature. The novel the Scarlet Letter and the short story The Ministers Black Veil are very different, but in every way theyre different they can be shown alike ... Read More

A History of the Judges Wife the Author,Isabel Allende using a Variety of Techniques to Make Full Use of the Limited Space Within Her Short Story (1381 words, 4 pages)

Epimetheus Unbound In The Judges Wife the author, Isabel Allende, uses a variety of techniques to make full use of the limited space within her short story. By using strong imagery, providing a background, providing believable human actions, and examining justice, M. Allende creates a piece readers can understand to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Consequences of the Search for Self in Constance Beresford-Howe’s The Book of Eve, the Movie Company of Strangers and Samuel Beckett’s Short Story Krapp’s Last Tape (1146 words, 2 pages)

Lao Tzu, the Father of Taoism once said, Those who are worldly-wise know others those who are truly wise know themselves. This may not always be true in todays modern world. In The Book of Eve written by Constance Beresford-Howe, the movie Company of Strangers and in the short story ... Read More

An Analysis of the Significant Role of the Setting in the Short Story to Build a Fire by Jack London (2195 words, 3 pages)

In "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, the setting plays a significant role throughout the entire short story. Jack London uses certain techniques to establish the atmosphere of the story. By introducing his readers to the setting, prepares them for a tone that is depressed and frightening. Isolated by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolical Portray’s of Women in the Short Story the Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (672 words, 1 pages)

In her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman symbolically portrays women's treatment and confinement by men in the nineteenth century. Gilman wrote the account more than one hundred years ago, driven directly by her own personal experiences of having to face the male-dominated society she lived in. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Most Important Theme in the Short Story “The Tiger’s Heart “ (493 words, 1 pages)

The most important theme in the short story, "The Tigers Heart" is power. The main character in this story is more powerful than everyone else because he has something they do not. In order to maintain this power, he is forced to cover up his own bravery. This is a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Perception After the Fact in O’Brian’s Short Story The Things They Carried (491 words, 1 pages)

Perception After the Fact Tim O'Brian's short story "The Things They Carried" is a description of military equipment that ground soldiers carried during the Vietnam War. O'Brian provides great detail about each piece of equipment including each item's purpose, and when it was used. To more clearly illustrate the challenge ... Read More

An Analysis of Kate Chopin’s Short Story “The Storm” (676 words, 1 pages)

In Kate Chopin's short story "The Storm", an extremely passionate wife and mother faces her past love and is left in an awkward situation which could potentially cause detriment for her family. The storm that actually takes place during this story serves as the key symbolic element throughout the entire ... Read More

An Analysis of the Methods of Creating Tension in H. G. Wells’s Short Story The Red Room (6496 words, 10 pages)

Laura Buckingham 10s The Red Room By H.G.Wells How does the writer create and build tension in this ghost story? The writer immediately creates a sense of mystery by the title, "Red Room." Instantly it makes the reader ask questions, "What is the Red Room?" This introduces the tension, as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Masque of the Red Death Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (1171 words, 2 pages)

"The Masque of the Red Death", a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, is truly a frightening story that includes many symbols dealing with life and death. Each symbol gives a great deal of significance to the story and helps to enhance the lesson being taught. Symbolism found in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Internal Conflict of Stephen in The Glass Roses, a Short Story by Alden Nowlan (494 words, 1 pages)

There are various conflicts in the story, "The Glass Roses", though the main and most significant one being of an internal conflict within the protagonist, Stephen, a "willowy fifteen-year-old" working in the pulp woods. The internal conflict occurs between his desires to fulfill his childhood dreams and those to become ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story “The Fall of the House of Usher ” By Edgar Allan Poe (1651 words, 2 pages)

In his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allen Poe presents his reader with an intricately suspenseful plot filled with a foreboding sense of destruction. Poe uses several literary devices, among the most prevalent, however are his morbid imagery and eerie parallelism. Hidden in the malady ... Read More

An Analysis of an Essay Generally About the Author of the Short Story, Hawthorne (623 words, 1 pages)

Essay Thesis This essay is generally about how the author of the short story, Hawthorne, wants to show the world that perfection is not beauty and that science should not alter the way that nature set man on this world to be. He was a major asset to the transcendental ... Read More

An Analysis of “Paul’s Case” a Short Story Written By Willa Cather in 1905 (527 words, 1 pages)

"Paul's Case" is a short story written by Willa Cather in 1905. It is about a boy in his late teens who is forced to cope with a society that he does not want to fit into. We learn about his struggle to be a nonconformist which eventually leads to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayal of Values and Characteristics of the Traditional Woman in Flannery O’Connor’s Short Story Everything That Rises Must Converge (730 words, 1 pages)

Historically, literature has presented its readers with a dominant male gender and has produced an inferior female. "Everything that Rises Must Converge", by Flannery O'Connor is a perfect example of literature that exhibits the values and characteristics of the traditional woman. It exposes the common stereotypes associated with women and ... Read More

Without Words in the Short Story of Jan and Mathieu (230 words, 1 pages)

Without Words At the beginning of the story Jan was out on a mission his goal was to find the person who made all the tracks. So Jan set out day and night he was determined to see whom the mysterious person was traveling before him. He found out that ... Read More

For Good Sake in the Short Story of Walter (583 words, 2 pages)

?Is dinner ready yet Walter?? yelled Mrs. Mitty from the top of the stairs. ?I told you that I had to be ready to leave by six o?clock and it?s already a quarter after!? Mrs. Mitty finished putting on her lipstick and pulled on her red boots while she continued ... Read More

An Examination of the Narrator of the Short Story, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (412 words, 1 pages)

In this assignment, I will be discussing the narrator of the tale by Edgar Alan Poe, "Tell-Tale Heart". I will be talking about his personality, his motivation, his relationships, his conflicts and his changes from throughout the tale. First of all, we do not know for sure the sex of ... Read More

Conflicts in the Short Story, Barn Burning by William Faulkner (1417 words, 2 pages)

Theme Throughout Barn Burning The Post-Civil War brought about many conflicts. Not only was there a distinct separation between the Confederates and the Union, but between social classes, race and families as well. Barn Burning, written by William Faulkner, includes all of these conflicts and more in a story about ... Read More

The Answer to Ten Questions Regarding A Sound of Thunder, a Science Fiction Short Story by Ray Bradbury (353 words, 1 pages)

Questions 1-10 1.Eckels was punished by Travis and was shot because he killed a butterfly and Keith lost the raise for President. 2.Travis explains that even killing a mouse can hurt all the families of mice and soon he would be stepping on a dozen mice then a thousand and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story Everyday Use by Alice Walker (816 words, 1 pages)

Dee stands out from her family in views of their heritageIn Alice Walker's short story, "Everyday Use" she discuss the life of an African American family of a mother and her two daughters. The mother has a tremendous amount of love for both of her daughters, but the two are ... Read More

A Review of the 1944 American Short Story “The Witness” (1009 words, 2 pages)

The Witness (An American short story written in 1944.) Section 1 Essay. One of the themes of this story is the past, which can occur as a burden to each individual. Depending on the events whether they are positive or negative. People take in experiences and use them to their ... Read More

An Analysis of the Metaphors in Franz Kafka’s Short Story The Metamorphosis (824 words, 1 pages)

In two ways, change is brought about in The Metamorphosis. The first is by allowing time and circumstances determine ones decisions. The next way is by using courage and conviction to make ones own decisions. Kafka brings about change with the use of metaphors in The Metamorphosis. The hidden metaphors ... Read More

A Review of James Hurst’s Short Story “The Scarlet Ibis” (338 words, 1 pages)

In the short story The Scarlet Ibis, written by James Hurst, is a sad tale of an older brother trying to teach his younger brother who is not blessed with horrible disease that doesn't allow him to be able to walk like us who often take it for granted. In ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013