Essays on Short Story

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...

The short stories "The Jewelry" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Birthmark" by Nathanial Hawthorne are works of literature that have substance, form, and compositional similarities. Both pieces of literature concerning marriage were written at the same time in the 1800s, with “The Jewelry” published in 1884 and “The Birthmark”...

A Worn Path "A Worn Path" is a short story by Eudora Welty that is set in the South. The story's heroine is a black woman from Mississippi. The short story delves into the realities of class and race in the South during the slavery era. The author portrays race in...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is a well-known American author who specializes in short stories and novels. Francis's works have been described as evocative of the Jazz Era, a word he coined himself. Francis is regarded as one of the twentieth century's best authors. Francis was a member...

Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia": An Analysis Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" is one of his most well-known and brilliant short stories. Poe's theory of composition is thoroughly exemplified in "Ligeia." In this narrative, some of Poe's most frequently used motifs and techniques contribute to the so-called "unity of effect." The analysis of...

The Open BoatThe open boat is a short story written by Stephen Crane that was first published in 1897 and is based on his experience escaping a shipwreck off the coast of Florida. The incidents happened earlier that year when he was on his way to Cuba to interview for...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is a well-known American author who specializes in short stories and novels. Francis's works have been described as evocative of the Jazz Era, a word he coined himself. Francis is regarded as one of the twentieth century's best authors. Francis was a member of the "Lost...

James Joyce is a world-renowned linguist with a distinctive literary talent. The artist is renowned for his ability to create great masterpieces that are both captivating and educational to the viewer. A keen focus is mirrored in the short story Araby in one of his great works of literature, The...

James Thurber's short story "The Rabbits That Caused All the Trouble" was published in 1939, first in The New Yorker and then in the author's own journal. The plot revolves around animals living on an island, namely wolves and rabbits, with the former getting the upper hand because they think...