... eight years before Beulah got cancer, and had in a Seattle hospital recently, with the blind man holding her hand. At first, the narrator has trouble believing this story. Then he starts to feel a little sorry for Robert (the first time the narrator refers to his future guest by his given name). He cannot comprehend being married to a woman for eight years ... notably the story, was well-received by both readers and reviewers. Subsequently, the story has become one of the most frequently anthologized and most frequently taught short stories of Carver's body of work. The success of the s...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Koob gives Buddy a candy bar. As they ride off the tribal officer Harmony has convinced the others not to take Albertine in, " she's more trouble than she's worth". Then Buddy starts to reflect: There was no blood on Albertine, but Buddy tasted blood now at the sight of her, for he bit down hard and cut his own lip. He ate ... had taught him. But instead of a thank you coming out he was astonished to hear a great rattling scream, and them another, rip out of him like pieces of his own body and whirl onto the sharp things all around him. (Erdrich-Imagining) Love Medicine in 1984 was name...

• Word Count: 3356
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... convinced that if he can find out the secret behind this race, he can find out the secret behind the human race, but the quest begins to change him. He starts to become violent, a completely different person from the original character that is introduced at the beginning of the story. Swincegood finally finds the first of the race and gets her ... pieces include the Devil himself as also an ogress, and a mermaid, passing as ordinary women to blind people, also there's a millionaire, a hobo called Finnegan, and a trip around the world. There's a body buried in the sand, and a mystery wit...

• Word Count: 2850
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School