Hawthorne's short stories expose his recurring use of man's struggle with sin and evil. ... An example of this internal struggle is in the short story "Wakefield.... Another example is in the short story, "The Minister's Black Veil.... This theme of self-alienation is very common throughout Hawthorne's short stories, but is most evident in the two stories that I addressed. ... A great example of his allegory is in his short story, "Young Goodman Brown....

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Fairy tales are commonly short and its purpose or moral of the story is rather obvious. ... Short stories are different from fairy tales because of many reasons. ... Short stories also do not usually happen in another time and place like fairy tells do. Short stories are a lot more contemporary than fairy tales. ... The only thing that short stories and fairy tales have in common is that most short stories and fairy tales are not that long of a story and they get to the point of the story very fast. ...

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For a reader who may notice the similarities between short stories and poetry, may not that easily recognize the differences between the two. ... Now this may not always be the case but for the most part, short stories are generally longer than poems. ... One can also say that a poem may be more direct and to the point where a short story can draw itself out to last longer. To explain further about the pattern of the two, understanding the difference in the rhythm and rhyme between short stories and poems may help. ... Poems almost give a listener the distinct impression that they may be lis...

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The motivation of short story characters, as well as the theme, is revealed by authors through dialogue, setting and symbolism. These three stories stress the need for this kind of writing. ... The story presents an obstacle in each section of the path that Phoenix has to surmount. ... But the story also reveals the necessity for her goal in the man made setting. ... It makes them complete and gives each story their particular character....

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There are two different settings in this short story, one of which is in the public, downstairs in Mrs. ... This short story also has the double setting feature; on their side of the tracks there is arid dry land, and barren. ... John Updike and his short story," A&P," also show how the setting can reflect on the situations the character is facing. ... This short story is set during the feminist movement and a time of women's oppression. ... John Updike uses the setting as a backbone to his short story, "A&P....

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In Earnest Hemingway's three short stories, In Another Country, Hills Like White Elephants, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro,"" Hemingway communicates the same underlying message, loneliness and separation. ... These strong adjectives create the gloomy tone that continues throughout the stories. ... In/out imagery is depicted throughout the short story as well. ... The last example in Hills Like White Elephants deals with the setting of the story. ... This story also displays a contrast in setting. ...

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Short Story Comparative Essay The setting in a short story is a crucial feature which completely initiates in which direction the plot will go, the personality of the characters that will be further developed, and of course, the underlying theme. ... Setting is used in both the short stories "Sunday in the Park," by Bel Kaufman and "The Open Car," by Thomas King as a means of fabricating a larger theme. ... The setting of Bel Kaufman's short story entitled, "Sunday in the Park" is meant to be an enjoyable afternoon at the park, yet because of the ill-mannered father it soon evolves i...

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In this essay I will discuss the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather, by defining the elements of a short story. The elements of a short story include; character, setting, plot, tone, and theme. ... In conclusion the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather is about a fading relationship between a husband and wife. The story takes place in the old west on a prairie. ... The story includes plot, setting, characters, theme, and tone. ...

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The short happy life of Francis Macomber The main characters of this short story are Robert Wilson a hunter from England and the wealthy married couple from America, Francis and Margot Macomber. ... About Francis and Margot Macomber it is told very directly from the beginning of the story, that their marriage is based on nothing but materialism and that they are both aware of this, I would call it tragic, fact. ... But unfortunately he dies after this little bite of happiness he achieved in his life, that is why the short story is called "The ...

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The "Ones who walk away from Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin is a short story depicting a utopian city where people live happily content, modest and seemingly perfect lives. ... This story is written in a similar way that resembles and also contrasts the short story poem written by Sharon Old, "Summer Solstice." This short poem evokes emotion and imagery and is written with many elements of a full story. ... To rap the audience into the plot of both stories, both authors employed a pared dynamic of imagery and the detailing of time, to give the audience a real sense of connectedn...

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This is exemplified in many of Joyce's short stories in Dubliners. ... The short story shows this feeling especially through the Alfred Prufrock-like sense of self pity that the narrator feels. ... The short story of "Eveline" portrays a similar sense of helplessness and the oppression of society and how these can lead someone to want to "flee" away from all of it. Eveline tells the story of a young girl, beaten and abused by her father and brother. ... The story of Eveline shows how the nature of society can lead someone to nearly "flee" from it all, wanti...

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The story often takes place in a real and viable way, in a world that is not yet reality. ... Science fiction stories are fictional stories with scientific theories that explains known phenomenon or predicts new phenomenon. ... The editor was the journalist and publisher Hugo Gernsback, who labelled this kind of stories "scientification". ... The first time they emerged was in Hugo Gernsback's magazine "Wonder Stories", after "Amazing Stories" had disappeared. John Wyndham had written short science fiction stories in both of these magazines. ...

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Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" is an excellent short story of tragic irony. ... Kate Chopin wrote this short story in 1892. ... The entirety of the short story is filled with the growing dreams and hopes of Louise's new life on her own. ... All of these symbols build upon each other and lead to the crux of the short story. ... The tragic irony allows the story to have an impact on the reader beyond what one would predict in a short story. ...

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The story is set in an A&P supermarket in a town north of Boston, probably about the year 1960. As the plot unfolds, Sammy changes John Updike's short story "A&P" from being a thoughtless and sexist boy to being a young man who can make a decision, even though it might hurt him. ... The plot of the story deals with three girls who come into the store dressed only in bathing suits. ... The plot's major conflict occurs late in the story when Lengel, the manager, comes in and scolds the girls. ... Sammy's character does change in the story. ...

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In Kate Chopin's short story, The Story of an Hour depicts a short hour of a woman's life. ... Since this is a short story it gets right to the climax. ... This was a great story. The little the dialogue and action in the story, the better the story was. The Story of an Hour kept me wanting to read more. ...

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Horror stories always feature a protagonist and an antagonist. ... This short story and this movie use creatures we consider harmless and transform them into our deadliest foes. ... The main setting in the story is Nat's home where he, his wife, and his two kids live. ... In the story the character that most personifies the theme of isolation is Nat's wife. ... Both the movie The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock and the short story "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier are tales that play with human fear and fragility, and while they are similar in their plot they are very different in the w...

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The two short stories "And No Birds Sing" by H.E. ... Although the main themes diverge in each of the stories there is a theme that is common in both stories and that is domestic violence. The fathers in the stories are both violent toward their child. ... The stories convey realistic issues and family impacts and lifestyle. ... The short stories And No Birds Sing and Red Back Spiders were both written post World War II and show similar ideas of life and different construction of characters and setting....

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Interpreting "The Story of an Hour" The final paragraph of "The story of an Hour" is a short, one-line sentence, but contains the final and most important irony of this short story. ... Everyone within the story believes she would have wanted to see her husband alive. ... Chopin describes Louise as said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same," and whispering the word "free, free, free," over and over under her breath. ... These feelings would be short-lived though, her mind soon became consumed with selfish thoughts. ...

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In the short-story, she let her imagination run wild while she is in the bathtub. ... This shows that, in both, the short-story and the movie, she does not feel attracted, at the beginning. ... We do not know much about her past activities, as we get to know some in the short-story. ... All in all, we can see that the movie has several differences in relation to the short-story. ... It also depends on the audience's perspective if they enjoy most the movie or the short story. ...

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The short story "The Story of an Hour," written by Kate Chopin, is filled with many occurrences and connections that sparked my interest. One thing in particular was the incorporation of spring in the story. ... A second thing that I found interesting in this short story was the fact that Mrs. ... Mallard did get what she wanted in the end of the story. ... Mallard is like many women in society during the time frame that this short story was written. ...

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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, is the story of a passionate woman who is held back by her husband from reaching her full potential. ... In these short stories, the main characters Elisa (The Chrysanthemums)and Louise (The Story of an Hour) both live in the shadow of their husbands. ... Those examples illustrate how the characters make a short burst of total power of being free from the control or expectation of their husband. Unluckily, this enjoyment and period of anticipation is short lived. ... This completes the realization and use of characterization that was planned in...

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"The Story Of An Hour" Kate Choplin Theme In "The Story Of An Hour," Kate Choplin suggests that in certain situations, the death of a loved one may be a blessing or the marriage may be a prison sentence to some. ... Setting This story takes place in the 1890's around springtime inside the home of Mr. ... The short story revolves around what goes through a person's head when informed that a close family member has perished. ... Since Louise spends the majority of the short story in her room, this the main setting of the story. ... Tone The tone of this story is serious, suspen...

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Question With reference to one or more short stories, analyse how Carey forces the reader to 'hesitate' between two concepts of reality. ... Response The conventions of this paper will analyse the Peter Carey stories in The Collected Stories of Peter Carey, "The Chance" and "Crabs" (Carey, 1995). ... This is evidently depicted in Peter Carey's story The Chance. ... Tzvetan Todorov, a Bulgarian historian and essayist expresses Carey's short stories as; 'the reader is caught between the explicable and the inexplicable and possibilities multiply' (Woodcock, 2003...

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"The Story of An Hour" In the short story, "The Story of an Hour," written by Kate Chopin, irony of a situation is emphasized too show meaning to the story. ... The author's theme that was presented in this story was to show that sometimes the absence of someone or something might give the victim a new view of life, either if it is good or if it is bad. ...

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In the short story "The Story Teller" by Saki, an aunt was traveling with 3 little children. ... In the second part of the story, the bachelor successfully tells the children a story. His imaginative story amazes the children. ... When the story came to an end, the children exclaimed that that was the best story that they ever heard, even though at the beginning of the story they were protesting the story. ... This story shows us that children don't like to be told what the dull stories but want an assortment of enjoyable stories. ...

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