Essays on Short Story

Writings by artists Writings by artists, like poems or short tales, are frequently used to convey their own experiences. In addition, because they communicate certain ideas, the writings are intended to pique readers' interests. These writings' themes focus on important facets of the local society. Samuel, the protagonist Samuel, the protagonist of Grace...

Haruki Murakami's "U.F.O in Kushiro" and its Inspiration Haruki Murakami drew inspiration from actual occurrences surrounding the 1995 earthquake in Japan for his short story "U.F. O in Kushiro." According to reports, the traumatic incident claimed the lives of several residents of the Kobe region of contemporary Japan. Despite the distressing...

Bienvenido Santos' short story 'The Smell of Apples' concentrates around the lives of Filipinos in the past and today. The story revolves around two individuals, Santos and Celestino Fabia, a Filipino farmer from Indiana. One was a typical Filipino, while the other was an Asian American. The book is a...

Comics as Illustrated Publications Comics are publications that employ images and other visual and linguistic information to illustrate ideas. "Comic books were originally centered on short stories in serial style, but now comic books feature long-arched narratives with complicated storylines," writes Paul Douglas Lopes in his book (Kukkonen, 2013). Comics come...

Turnus murders Pallas, a close friend of Aeneas and a super mortal with amazing skills, near the end of the Aeneid's passage as retaliation for telling him that he thinks he could kill one of his soldiers and just walk away while wearing his riches. Turnus acts in a barbarous...

Dostoevsky and the Underground Man Dostoevsky Fyodor wrote a short novella titled Notes from the Underground, which was first published in 1864. Dostoevsky utilizes the Underground Man in his writing to critique society and provide wisdom. The Underground Man presents himself as a depraved, ill, and ugly individual. He is aware...

This is a short story that starts with an unidentified narrator dozing off while contemplating the status of Indian womanhood. In her dream, she encounters her friend Sister Sara, who transports her to a world she has never seen before. The friend explains that they are in Ladyland, a female-ruled utopia.Ladyland...

Flannery O'Connor wrote the novel 'A Decent Guy is Hard to Find.' When writing prose, O'Connor follows the southern gothic style. Whether or not the narrator has lines or plays an important part in the creation of the novel, the American South becomes the primary character of the majority of...

Stephen Crane's tale The Open Boat Stephen Crane's tale The Open Boat was written in 1897 and published in 1898. It was inspired by the real sinking of the Commodore, a ship on which the author was sailing to Cuba, on January 22, 1897, off the coast of Florida (Eye, Stefanie...

The tale of Amundsen is one of Munro s collections that is strikingly captivating and draws the reader in. Munro uses this narrative to provide a retrospective account of incidents that occurred in Amundsen after the Second World War.Vivien Hyde and Dr. FoxVivien Hyde, the protagonist, and narrator of the...

A Wall of Rising Fire is a short story set in Haiti that follows the life of a three-member family. Man, his wife Lili, and their seven-year-old son Little Guy live in a single-roomed dilapidated structure in Haiti's shanty towns. The story depicts Guy's sacrifices in order to care for...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the novel The Minister's Black Veil. It is a tale of how the inhabitants of the town become puzzled and perplexed as their Reverend begins to wear a black veil to cover his identity without explanation. The author introduces a protagonist and...