Then, I will also compare and contrast his naturalism in that text with the one that Dreiser, another naturalistic author, uses in his short story, "The Second Choice". ... What I mean by this is that he shows in his text the hard realities of life that can happen when humans have to fight against nature. He demonstrates in this story, and he does it very well, that humans can rarely win struggles that pit them in opposition to Mother Nature. ... I think that the main thing that those two short stories have in common is the colours that the author use in them. ... Therefore, in London'...

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Short story analysis of: The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe In one of Edgar Allen Poe's best-known Tales of horror, "The Cask Of Amontillado," he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing. ... From one of these depended a short chain, from the other a padlock. ... To further implement this idea the characters have no super human powers or strengths, they seem to be average people ""My friend, no. ... Moreover, the Montresor shows that he is speaking to a friend when he says "You, who so well know the nature of my soul" (Jerome B et al. 70). ... (Jerome B et al. ...

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To define and make a short story successful out of the many that are written, the author often builds a single focus around which the whole short story is concentrated. ... It is only human to have attributes such as greed and within that, survival is a constant. ... Another major theme of this story is that humans are animals. ... Both short stories use their chosen single focus and maintain that focus through the whole story. ... It can also be said that to direct a short story around a single focus has many advantages and goes a long way towards ensuring the success of a good short story....

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Many critics gave him great reviews on this short story because of the way he portrayed it to seem just as the place he studied to begin writing it over. ... Twain's earlier novels, short stories, essays, and public lectures poke fun at human imperfection with delight and cordiality. ... Critics often interpreted the short story in the relationship to Twain's discontentedness attributing to the stories pessimistic theme and tone of disillusionment with human nature to his own misfortunes during the 1890"s (Volteter & Young, P 294). ... He has had many great short stories, essays, and...

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Many critics gave him great reviews on this short story because of the way he portrayed it to seem just as the place he studied to begin writing it over. ... Twain's earlier novels, short stories, essays, and public lectures poke fun at human imperfection with delight and cordiality. ... Critics often interpreted the short story in the relationship to Twain's discontentedness attributing to the stories pessimistic theme and tone of disillusionment with human nature to his own misfortunes during the 1890"s (Volteter & Young, P 294). ... He has had many great short stories, essays, and...

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Forster's short story "The Machine Stops" gives readers another look at a future that seems entirely plausible. In this particular short story, Forster depicts what he imagines would happen if all humans turned their back on physical contact and preferred only to be connect through a machine. ... This short story was first published in 1909, when technology had just started to contribute to society, and E.M. ... In the short story, we learn that humanity has completely lost touch with reality. ... Furthermore, the author mentions in his short story another consequence of the te...

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"THE LADY OR THE TIGER" Introduction: The short story "The Lady, or The Tiger" is written by, "Frank R. ... This story was one of the most well liked stories of its time. ... The character sketches, of the characters in this play are not very different in nature compared, to the characters, in "The Lady, or The Tiger". ... Not a different setting as compared to other fiction of similar nature Stockton planned to lull his reader into believing that it is another medieval plot with the same story line. ... It would not be wrong to suggest that the story can be related to a psycho- analytical...

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Irving shows his interest in achieving justice and liberty for all human beings no matter their race or history. ... Washington Irving engages his readers in both short stories and sketches and tries to teach a lesson in every story. ... Additionally, Irving's short stories are an example of expressive literature. ... The story narrates the short life of a girl who dies of sorrow as her lover goes away. ... Even more, his short stories employ an imaginative treatment of materials to engage the reader. ...

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The short story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson, raises many questions towards the destructive rituals of mankind. ... The story takes a deeper look at human nature by displaying at least three typical attitudes of man while living and interacting in a society. ... In the story, Mr. ... Summers and the attitude of the rest of the villages show the attitude mankind has deep in the nature. ... These are only a few of human's attitudes due to their nature. ...

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In this short story "Young Goodman Brown,"" Nathaniel Hawthorne creates an image of innocence compromised in the face of the evil of the world. ... As well as, raising the issues about human behavior. Hawthorne brought profound moral and psychological insight into his fiction as he explains the complexities of human motivation and action. ... It provides detailed biographical information on the author's life and analyzes the faith and nature of his religious perspective. ... Also, Brown discusses his self-doubt after incidences such as his discovery of the true nature of people, such...

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According to literary researcher Patrick Galloway, one must be "initiated to her trademarks when reading Flannery O'Connor's novels or short stories." ... Her short stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find,"" and "Good Country People," "can be helpful tools for those looking for perfect examples of O'Connors unique and brilliant writing style. ... His chapter entitled "Physical Portrait: The Ugly Human Body " looks specifically at characters in "A Good Man..."" (5). ... Instead, she depicts the "ordinary " human beings, notwithstanding flaws or deformity (Enjolras 6-8). ... His P...

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Guided by the will of knowledge and of making sense, understanding is our basic expectation when reading the short-story. ... We have to read the short-story so that we should not miss one single detail (which, actually, is impossible). His interest in details blends very well to his passion for studying the inner mechanics of human psychology. ... The short-story seems a subtle and unconventional ghost story that concentrates on the psychological rather than the actual. ... The short-story stirs the reader by the form in which it was put on paper. ...

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The main character, Anson Hunter, the rich boy', thinks he is socially above the few women that appear throughout the short story. ... In short, Anson only likes the idea of women. ... The first woman of importance in the story is Paula Legendre, described as a dark serious beauty'. ... At first too, he despised her emotional simplicity as well, but with her love her nature deepened and blossomed."" ... He believes he has an understanding for human weaknesses yet he can't propose to the women he loves. ...

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The poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost and the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson both contain cases of apparently foolish customs. ... There are clues all through the story to clarify why the lottery is played in the town. ... The issue that emerges is that this story does not occur in a less acculturated time. The story needs to happen after 1880 in a genuinely modernized area. ... This belief system is a catastrophe for this town in light of the fact that "They focus on its [the tradition's] gruesome rather than its symbolic nature" (Griffin ...

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The short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson was published in 1948, three years after ending the World War II. ... Although Jackson writes the story in plain language, a few of significant symbolic signs, such as three numbers, the stones and the black box of being used in the lottery activity, and the names of three people throughout the story, are interrelated, which all reflect the theme of the story. Good, but could be shorter and more concise. ... Indeed, it is a symbol of human punishment and torture in the primitive times. ... Jackson particularly designs their names to hint the trut...

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These examples happen to be some of the less radical traditions across cultures, especially when compared to the tradition of drawing a sacrifice to be stoned in Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery.... Another consequence of blindly following tradition is shown through the hypocrisy of the characters within the story. ... In addition to Tess's own hypocritical nature, readers are also able to observe how the villagers are hypocritical with one another. ... The ability to kill another human being without an ounce of empathy is ingrained at a young age for the villagers, as...

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However in the short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe writes in the first person point of view from the perspective of Montresor, the diabolic narrator of this tale, who vowed revenge against Fortunato and has developed the perfect plan for retribution, only lacking the cooperation of Fortunato. ... The devil playing in "The Cask of Amontillado" is the narrator of this story. ... And Montresor replies, "A huge human foot d"or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel" (1317). ... Moreover, Montresor points out, "My friend, no...

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