The mood of the story is set by the descriptions and events in the story. John Chua, from the reference book Short Stories for Students, explains how in many of Poe's stories, including The Tell-Tale Heart, he uses the concept of a nemesis appearing as a doppelganger, which basically is a double (233). ... Womack also describes Poe's writing style this way: "Poe was known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre." ... May, points out that one of the most powerful contributions Poe made to the sh...

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Firstly the concept of unnatural storyworlds mean that do not comply with what the reader knows is otherwise physically, logically, or humanly impossible in the physical world; one example of this could be Robert Cover`s "The Babysitter" a short story which depicts numerous irreconcilable event sequences. ... The most important example of this could be The Tell-Tale Heart; is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe in which the narrator tries to persuade us of his sanity while he is describing a murder that he committed. ... With this story the author intends to convey us, through unreliabl...

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Critical Essay: Gimpel the Fool "Gimpel the Fool", by Isaac Bashevis Singer, is an excellent short story with elements like style, characterization, and theme to make the Jewish tale a delight to read for young and old. ... Throughout the story, dialogue is used, making it into a story that is told from a first person point of view. ... Words like "chalah, welkin, and Rabbi", tell the reader of the origin of the story. ... He has a good heart all his life, and because of this, he has no doubts, worries or unfinished business at the end of the story- "When the time comes I will go jo...

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Kate Chopin exemplifies in the short story her beliefs in the role of women in marriage and feminine identity ("The Story of an Hour" 263). ... At the beginning of the story, the narrator tells that Mrs. Mallard has "a heart trouble". ... Another feminist short story from the 19th century is The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. ... The short story was an "autobiographical tale of the author's own experience with the popular medical treatment of Dr. ...

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Some literature uses material from real world events while others tell truly fictional stories. ... The Lord of the Rings can reveal the saving power of courage and simplicity of heart. ... After he defeats the spider he takes up the ring as the bearer for a short while. ... The fact that a story is fiction and is not a true tale gives it entertainment value, with a good or bad ending. A good ending to a story tends to put people in a good mood and spurs conversation about the tale, hence even more entertainment. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... The period of time in this short story is one evening. ... The theme of this short story is Eveline's battle between staying home or leaving it. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... The period of time in this short story is one evening. ... The theme of this short story is Eveline's battle between staying home or leaving it. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... The period of time in this short story is one evening. ... The theme of this short story is Eveline's battle between staying home or leaving it. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

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Diphtheria can lead to breathing problems, heart failure, paralysis and in some cases death. In the short story The Use of Force, William Carlos Williams describes a doctor's standoff with a girl who could be suffering from this illness. ... It is a short description of the Narrators visit to the Olson family's home. ... This story is a tale of a doctor reaching his ultimate goal but it ends up being a total defeat for both him and the Olsen family. ... Williams tells a graphic story that has an emotional affect on its readers. ...

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The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. ... Like many of the couples in Carver's short stories, he and his wife lived a hand-to-mouth existence, always in fear of some catastrophe that would upset their fragile solvency. ... was chosen for The Best American Short Stories, 1967. ... The narrator then tells the story of how his wife met the blind man. ...

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