Short Story Essay Examples Page 30

 William Sydney Porter, or O. Henry as it is widely known, is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind, he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from…

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Plot Summary At the start of the story, Granny Weatherall, who is in her eighties, is lying in bed and being looked after by Dr. Harry and her adult daughter, Cornelia. Despite feeling annoyed by their care, it becomes clear that Granny is seriously ill and unaware of how serious…

In the story, we witness the stark contrast between Ambrose Bierce’s world and our own. From the outset, it becomes clear that in today’s society, no one would be hanged or executed for tampering with a bridge. Peyton Farquhar, a wealthy Southern man, was born into a life of luxury with a wife, children, land,…

“The Leader of the People”In John Steinbeck’s “The Leader of the People,” a theme that is portrayed throughout the story is that of the contrast between dream and reality. In the story, Grandfather cannot come to grasp that his dreams of the West and moving across the plains are over and that reality has set…

“Desiree’s Baby”, by Kate Chopin, is a short story that involves love, prejudice, and racism. The story takes place in Louisiana during the nineteenth century, which is a time period where separation of race was very common. Whites were wealthy and superior, and blacks were substandard, and mostly slaves. Throughout this short story, social status…

The anonymous storyteller of the story finds from a daily paper that his more youthful sibling, Sonny, has been captured for offering and utilizing heroin. The storyteller recalls Sonny as a young man as he teaches his students and recalls that his students, could one way or another end up like Sonny, given the impediments…

In the story “Rip Van Winkle”, Washington Irving creates an obvious romantic hero in his main character. Romantic heroes usually have a deep connection with the natural world, and are uneasy with all women because women are considered domestic. They are very youthful, very innocent, and they are also very independent. Another distinct characteristic that…

William Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning” is the story is about family bonds, and specifically, how these bonds influence the central character of the story. The story examines the internal dilemma and conflict faced by the protagonist, Sarty, imposed family and in particular by his father, Abner Snopes. William Faulkner masterfully employs concise imagery and…

Junot Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” uses second person point of view to tell us the story. This point of view gives us limited views about what is happening throughout the story. I think that this point of view makes this short story more interesting and have us wondering about…

  Acknowledgement I spent my summer here at TriNet Inc. as a Product Management Intern. It was indeed an insightful and remarkable experience to have worked in a welcoming as well as a challenging environment and I am thankful to have gotten this opportunity. First, I am immensely thankful to Mays Business School, Texas A&M…