Alabama Short Stories

In Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Me and my daughter Mary Jane moved into a tiny apartment on White ln. The tiny apartment had only one bathroom and it was located up stairs and the two bedrooms was on the bottom floor. Mary Jane came running from the outdoors to ask me a question, she said “mother dear, could I go out marching with the other children. I turned from the stove and said “sweetie that isn't a place for children your age to be going, there are too many clubs, guns firing, and many more

Peter Scott Scott 1 03/09/11 Ms. Wiggins 1st Block “Literary Elements of Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever’” The short story, “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton, reveals numerous popular literary elements. Some of the most prominent examples of literary elements are irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing. All three elements create the feel and atmosphere of the short story. They add illustration, mystery, and humor to the storyline. The irony in “Roman Fever” begins when the two daughters

There are many writers throughout history that have written great and consequential stories, pieces or poems, but I must say that William Faulkner is one of my favorites. William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist of the American South who wrote pieces like “A Rose for Emily”, and “Dry September”. As we journey together through my persuasive essay, I will explain to the readers why William Faulkner is an exceptional author. A writer from southern America, born in the small town of New Albany

Ernest Hemingway is a male author of fictional stories whose work has been controversial regarding the way he portrays women. This paper will explain how feminist scholars view Ernest Hemingway’s fictional stories and why. The way female scholars view Hemingway’s stories are important because readers have criticized Hemingway for use stereotyping women in his work and others have enjoyed his work. Therefore, it is important to learn about the different view female scholars have on his fiction. Lawrence

again" is to never give up and always be confident, brave, and stay positive when times are rough. In the story a girl named Ha is moving from across the world to Alabama to be safe from the dangers in Vietnam. Ha's father is not with her because he's fighting in Vietnam. Ha would rather choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. Ha was on a ship which was horrible and she was dying. The story says that all of the bodies were cramped tightly together, they could only go to the bathroom and have

South; transformed to a mere peasant, through the fall of the Confederacy and the changes that ensued. Tragic in a sense, the story of her life as told from the author; William Faulkner, in his short story - "A Rose for Emily." (Faulkner 74-79). First published in the popular magazine of his time in 1930, The Forum; Faulkner tries to maintain her self image throughout the story through the narrators eyes as being repressed in nature through her upbringing in society prior to the war and the circumstances

Fennelly writes poetry and short stories while her husband Tom read sections of longer fiction pieces. The two even combined to write a novel that they shared a bit of! Beth started the readings off alone, reading a few of her poems and short stories. The first poem that she read was a love poem of sort. It was the story of what would have been if she had met her husband at an earlier time. Beth is from Chicago, but the story takes place in Tom’s home state of Alabama. I loved the alliteration in

In the first short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce writes an interesting story about what happens to Peyton Farquhar, a well-to-do plantation owner of a highly respected Alabama family. In the story, a soldier from the federal army warns Farquhar about the order of hanging if the yanks find anyone interfering with the repairing of the railroads, bridges, tunnels or trains. Despite the warning, Farquhar found himself at the creek where he experienced an extravagant but delusional

reading An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, I have determined that this short story is not a modern short story. Unlike how a modern short story should be, this one does not focus on the nuances of the character, it is a fast-paced story, and the ending is not focused on a revelation but an effect. An Occurrence at Owl Creek does not emphasize subtle characterization like a modern short story would. There are many sections in the story where the main character, Peyton Farquhar, is described. One particular

Fitzgerald is an eye-catching author but why? His childhood was an adventure no one else can take you on. Not to mention Mr. Fitzgerald lived in the roaring 1920’s, he, lived amongst the flappers, the rich, and the jazz age. Mr. Fitzgerald is an author, but not just any author. He was the author who created the great book known as The Great Gatsby. The life of Mr. Fitzgerald started on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul Minnesota. Fitzgerald's mother, Mary McQuillan, was from an Irish-Catholic