Essays on Short stories

Three characters from different stories are explored in this essay: the husband from Raymond Carver’s Cathedral, the narrator from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper,  and Connie from Joyce Carol Oates’ Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? All three characters changed throughout the course of the story as a result of their decision…

Through an exploration of plots, themes, and conflicts, it may be argued that both Roald Dahl’s “Beware of the Dog” and Liam O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper” provide varying perspectives on the hardships of war. Both short stories feature main characters pitted against an enemy in a struggle for survival. Both themes have to do with a…

1. Setting| “The first day of the advertisers’ conference had just ended and he was only waiting for Bianca at the balcony of Inday’s candle shop”“”Maybe you’d like to look around in the shop? ” “No, let’s go somewhere else. ” “Neutron’s? ” Bianca nodded. “The evening’s so cool, Paco, let’s enjoy it and walk….

“The Story of an Hour” to Robinson, “Richard Cory” In today’s society, criminals are tried in a court system, with a jury of their peers, for crimes they are accused of committing. In some court cases, witnesses are called to give their testimony to as what they have seen occurred in a particular incident, after…

Herman Melville created many characters in his writing that had a mysterious nature to them. Melville himself had a bit of mystery in his own personal character and this quality is shown through many characters such as Claggart and Bartleby. Besides having a mysterious side to him, this author was stubborn. Even though his work…

Leroy “Satchel” Paige acquired his name because he carried bags and satchels for riders at the Union Station in Mobile. Alabama. Satchel was a celebrated African American forced to play in his ain conference. separate from Whites. Satchel received his repute because he was a natural born jock. He live up to his repute because…

A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, a story of perseverance, love, courage, and kindness. Phoenix Jackson, an elderly African American woman, traveling on foot through the many terrains of Natchez Trace, Mississippi. During her journey through the Trace she runs into a hunter and his dog that come her aid after she falls. She makes…

“Skipping, yelling the sun poured through the trees onto their small happy faces. Eyes twinkling, gleaming with joy. Long brunette shimmery hair bouncing with each step. I remember…”Each hot summer day seemed endless; picnics, playing house, dolls, applying make-up. Alyssa and Ashley were sisters more than that, they were best friends. They each had a…

Thomas Hardy was a popular19th century author. He wrote many novels which remain popular to this day, such as ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ and ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’. He also wrote many short stories which varied in popularity. His short stories very often concerned marriage and the females’ commitment to the act. During the…

In the short story “Adopted from Taseko”, by Christian Petersen, the setting contributes to the element of conflict. The place and time the characters in the story go hunting, creates a whole lot of problems for them. From the beginning of the trip to the very end, they encounter conflicts related to the setting; such…