Her father had collections of short stories and novels throughout the whole house. ... Jhumpa's first short story collection she put out was Interpreter of Maladies. ... Another short story that shows how Jhumpa Lahiri shows her Indian background in texts is Unaccustomed Earth. ... Only goodness is one of my favorite short stories by her. ... This short story is about a brother and sister who are having family problems. ...

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"DANGER! Do Not Go Beyond This Point," warned the wooden, paint-chipped sign at the far end of Seaview Park. The weathered sign stood in front of grass that was as tall as stop signs. The grass provided camouflage for the various animals that in hiding. Their screams and shouts would have been enoug...

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Araby" by James Joyce is a short story in which the protagonist gained a consciousness that was beyond him. ... In the story, the character was experiencing an initiation or awareness of new actualities that was outside of him. ... In this story, the reader learns of the boy's initiation in the final sentence: "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger." ... The setting and images of this story offered a mood that was bleak. ...

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Hawthorne's short stories expose his recurring use of man's struggle with sin and evil. ... An example of this internal struggle is in the short story "Wakefield.... Another example is in the short story, "The Minister's Black Veil.... This theme of self-alienation is very common throughout Hawthorne's short stories, but is most evident in the two stories that I addressed. ... A great example of his allegory is in his short story, "Young Goodman Brown....

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Fairy tales are commonly short and its purpose or moral of the story is rather obvious. ... Short stories are different from fairy tales because of many reasons. ... Short stories also do not usually happen in another time and place like fairy tells do. Short stories are a lot more contemporary than fairy tales. ... The only thing that short stories and fairy tales have in common is that most short stories and fairy tales are not that long of a story and they get to the point of the story very fast. ...

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In Ralph Ellison's short story, "Battle Royal", there is an African American man living during 1947. ... All of these symbols correlate with the story and give us a better understanding. Possibly one of the mot symbolic things in this short story is the woman dancing before the battle actually starts. ... This helps us see exactly how much power the whites had over the blacks in this story. ... All in all, Ellison used symbolism in this short story as an adhesive to help tie everything in the story together. ...

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Since then Short's Brewing Company has continued to succeed ("Short's", 2013). ... Most of Shorts' customers want to know more about the brewery and hear its story and they definitely get that experience when they go there. ... Short's has many strengths as a craft brewery. ... There are also many weaknesses facing Short's. ... Short's has done both of these things. ...

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Stockings, written by Tim O"Brien, was a terrific short story. I genuinely loved this story because I can relate to it. ... This story was very moving because it showed us the readers how harsh they treated "Dummy." ... Throughout the story, I just kept on feeling sorry for Dummy. ... One main reason why these two stories grew to me was because they had to do with luck. ...

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For a reader who may notice the similarities between short stories and poetry, may not that easily recognize the differences between the two. ... Now this may not always be the case but for the most part, short stories are generally longer than poems. ... One can also say that a poem may be more direct and to the point where a short story can draw itself out to last longer. To explain further about the pattern of the two, understanding the difference in the rhythm and rhyme between short stories and poems may help. ... Poems almost give a listener the distinct impression that they may be lis...

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The motivation of short story characters, as well as the theme, is revealed by authors through dialogue, setting and symbolism. These three stories stress the need for this kind of writing. ... The story presents an obstacle in each section of the path that Phoenix has to surmount. ... But the story also reveals the necessity for her goal in the man made setting. ... It makes them complete and gives each story their particular character....

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There are two different settings in this short story, one of which is in the public, downstairs in Mrs. ... This short story also has the double setting feature; on their side of the tracks there is arid dry land, and barren. ... John Updike and his short story," A&P," also show how the setting can reflect on the situations the character is facing. ... This short story is set during the feminist movement and a time of women's oppression. ... John Updike uses the setting as a backbone to his short story, "A&P....

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In Earnest Hemingway's three short stories, In Another Country, Hills Like White Elephants, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro,"" Hemingway communicates the same underlying message, loneliness and separation. ... These strong adjectives create the gloomy tone that continues throughout the stories. ... In/out imagery is depicted throughout the short story as well. ... The last example in Hills Like White Elephants deals with the setting of the story. ... This story also displays a contrast in setting. ...

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Silko's short story "Lullaby" lends itself well to close reading and analysis. ... The short story followed typical dramatic development. ... Here, the short story reached its climax. ... Ayah was also a symbol in the short story. ... The style of the short story was formal as opposed to informal. ...

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Her short stories characteristically conclude with horrific fatalities or an individual's emotional ruin. ... Regardless of her illness, she wrote two novels and thirty-two short stories while acquiring success and praise. ... (Galloway) O"Connor's deep acknowledgment of her family's Southern legacy plays a strong role in the attitudes of her short stories. ... Her suffering, which she endured for the length of her career, imposed a particular graveness upon her short stories as she unavoidably passed personal misery to her work. ... Critic Carter Martin writes, "Most of t...

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The short stories I chose are "The Gift of the Magi," and "Hearts and Hands," by O. ... The reason why I chose these three short stories in particular is because they all involve some sort of situation with money. ... The short story, "The Gift of the Magi," written by O. ... Della was overjoyed with the gift she'd bought Jim, however, there was just one thing she was worried about: her, now, short hair. ... Another short story, also involving financial struggle, is known as "The Necklace,"" written by Guy de Maupassant. ...

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Short Story Comparative Essay The setting in a short story is a crucial feature which completely initiates in which direction the plot will go, the personality of the characters that will be further developed, and of course, the underlying theme. ... Setting is used in both the short stories "Sunday in the Park," by Bel Kaufman and "The Open Car," by Thomas King as a means of fabricating a larger theme. ... The setting of Bel Kaufman's short story entitled, "Sunday in the Park" is meant to be an enjoyable afternoon at the park, yet because of the ill-mannered father it soon evolves i...

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In this essay I will discuss the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather, by defining the elements of a short story. The elements of a short story include; character, setting, plot, tone, and theme. ... In conclusion the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather is about a fading relationship between a husband and wife. The story takes place in the old west on a prairie. ... The story includes plot, setting, characters, theme, and tone. ...

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The short happy life of Francis Macomber The main characters of this short story are Robert Wilson a hunter from England and the wealthy married couple from America, Francis and Margot Macomber. ... About Francis and Margot Macomber it is told very directly from the beginning of the story, that their marriage is based on nothing but materialism and that they are both aware of this, I would call it tragic, fact. ... But unfortunately he dies after this little bite of happiness he achieved in his life, that is why the short story is called "The ...

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From the story "To Build A Fire" by Jack London, is where I believe a sense of a universal theme is created. The theme I believe to be one in the story is Survival. ... Another theme found in stories, which is a deep insight into human behavior, can be found in the story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain. This story is about a man named Jim Smiley, who shows the real meaning of a gambler. ... It gets to a point where he's wasting precious time of a short life with a frog, training him to jump further then any other frog. ...

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The "Ones who walk away from Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin is a short story depicting a utopian city where people live happily content, modest and seemingly perfect lives. ... This story is written in a similar way that resembles and also contrasts the short story poem written by Sharon Old, "Summer Solstice." This short poem evokes emotion and imagery and is written with many elements of a full story. ... To rap the audience into the plot of both stories, both authors employed a pared dynamic of imagery and the detailing of time, to give the audience a real sense of connectedn...

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This is evident on the two short stories I have chosen "Chameleon and "About Love". The physical setting of the story is undeniably orchestrated in an old fashion manner in spite of the fact that it is sufficient enough for everyone to relate to this situation. ... Same impression applies on the story "About love" as well. In the previous time, readers of this story would clearly justify this as what the society would call as going with the safer option. ... A short series of characters may relate to a statement in development or dialect, for case seat means seat in En...

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This is exemplified in many of Joyce's short stories in Dubliners. ... The short story shows this feeling especially through the Alfred Prufrock-like sense of self pity that the narrator feels. ... The short story of "Eveline" portrays a similar sense of helplessness and the oppression of society and how these can lead someone to want to "flee" away from all of it. Eveline tells the story of a young girl, beaten and abused by her father and brother. ... The story of Eveline shows how the nature of society can lead someone to nearly "flee" from it all, wanti...

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Du Maurier's Short Story The short story "The Birds" was written by Daphne Du Maurier and the film version was filmed and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Although they have some differences, the film and short story have the same mood and theme. ... The minor characters in the short story are the Triggs, a farm couple who employ Nat. ... In both the film and short story, the antagonists are considered to be the birds. ... The weak point in both film and short story is most definitely the ending. ...

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The story often takes place in a real and viable way, in a world that is not yet reality. ... Science fiction stories are fictional stories with scientific theories that explains known phenomenon or predicts new phenomenon. ... The editor was the journalist and publisher Hugo Gernsback, who labelled this kind of stories "scientification". ... The first time they emerged was in Hugo Gernsback's magazine "Wonder Stories", after "Amazing Stories" had disappeared. John Wyndham had written short science fiction stories in both of these magazines. ...

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In stories environmental changes often cause a big difference in the character. ... In the short story "The Necklace"" by Guy de Maupassant, it shows us that greed and envy can lead to destruction. In the story Mathilde is a beautiful and charming young woman who is born into a middle-class, but desperately wishes to be wealthy. ... In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game"" by Richard Cornell, the main character Rainsford, is dragged into a game between life and death, and the story shows how he loses his humanity when faced with fear. ... All of the protagonists in these short stories hav...

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