Short Stories Analysis

3. “He has monopolized nearly all profitable employments and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration. . .”

Along in with the author’s use of metaphors is the frequent use of imagery. In this reading, it is simple to envision the scenes as the different scenarios are explained and the audience can easily picture Staples in the places he is describing and also the people he comes across. Perhaps the most powerful and memorable imagery is provided in the author’s description of people’s different reactions and faces when they come into contact with him. Actions speak volumes and an immediate change of facial expression is possibly one of the

In Kate Chopin’s 1894 short story The Story of an Hour, a woman processes the announcement of her husband’s death. The story revolves around Louise Mallard, a young, pretty woman who has just received word that her husband, Brently Mallard, died in a train accident. Upon receiving the news from her sister Josephine, Louise immediately bursts into tears, an emotional display that, once spent, prompts her to retreat to her bedroom. After a time, Louise repeats her emotional outburst—this time with excitement at the idea she will be able to live her own life. However, Louise’s joy is cut short when her husband, having been nowhere near the accident, arrives home. Her disappointment is so profound she dies.

These nights are too warm for TV; we’re forced outside to the porch. The Citronella candles light the space between us, filling the space with gold light and scented air. She crowds the the card table with coin banks, an abacus, five and ten

“I believe that today is the day you should know how I chose my career” and suddenly everyone's eyes and ears opened up. Mrs. Chavez had abandoned her normal playful tone and opted for a more serious one. I was wearing my red and white summer uniform. It was already about 20 degrees outside and as I gently rubbed my hands against each other, my palms started to sweat. I didn't know what to expect from the story as she began telling it. However, each word she said pulled me in closer and closer.

“There is something strange about this house”, Scarlett murmured to herself. Ten days ago, her mother bought a penthouse which costed a huge amount of money. The penthouse had luxurious amenities, high end appliances, finest furniture and luxurious flooring system, etc. By this Scarlett was exited but at the same time specifically her room was an eccentrics of the luxurious penthouse. Scarlett even knew about the previous owner who was a film producer Sam who had disappeared. Later, after two days the body was found decomposed in a nearby cemetery. This really irked Scarlett. From the following ten day she has been experiencing situations which are hard to describe. For example, feeling like someone is observing, sounds of screaming, doors creaking,

What is the point of any piece of great literature? Or rather, what is great literature? Some would say that accomplished literature is a way of exceptionally telling a story. However, what is the point of storytelling? In many cases, stories are told for entertainment. However, most stories have a moral or theme conveying an important message about life or how to live it. This is the point of great literature, to convey this message beautifully. Some pieces of great literature are The Story-Teller, by Saki, Geraldine Moore the Poet, by Toni Cade Bambara, and Enemy Territory, by William Melvin Kelley. To understand the themes of great literature, you must also understand how to analyze it. The content

He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started to

Within the book “The Things They Carried”, the author uses numerous writing techniques to dramatize the situation, and get his point across. This type of writing is very suiting due to the emotional and intense content in the passage. To help convey this intensity, the author will do things such as addressing the reader directly, to creating a series of lists, or even just making the paragraphs extremely long.

First, I learned McKenzie just recently began working at the DeWitt McDonald’s. This is her second job thus far. Her first job was at the nursing home, and she worked there for approximately three months. She later` realized that it was not the job for her,

“That word worst bothers me.” The word written near the edge of the paper would be ‘Challenging’ tapping the new word a few times, thinking through his collection of memories. “Ashley. She was always angry, mad at herself.” His voice lowered in his usual calm tone, an unreadable emotion taking over his face. Sadness? Pity? Students aren’t the only problems he had experienced, besides paperwork; bureaucracy, and wasting of time. One of his first obstacles attempting to earn a job at the technical center was the interview, a very aggressive; opinionated, nasty man who wasn’t fond of his mullet. The interview in his eyes wasn’t personal and was difficult, but he was hired so all things work out. The job was open, it was the summer; he had kids. Perfect time to

“I… would like a raise, please… if you can.” She mumbled. She was kind of relieved she could now go past the word “I” She waited for a response, but that was stupid because mirrors can’t talk. Still, it was nice to see herself able to accomplish that, and she hoped her earnest employer Eddie Earnheart would find it easy on the ears. Because if he didn’t, Linda Ezra would count that as a sign to give up and accept the life handed to her, a life that was gray and everyone in it, except

Roderick Cross stared blankly across the counter at the jovial woman. She was old, comfortable in her spot; it was the kind of woman who had worked at the same place for her whole life, and couldn't fathom doing anything else. At some point along the way, what was supposed to be a fake smile donned by those in the service industry had been replaced with a real one. Roderick wasn't sure whether to pity the woman, or be jealous that she had managed to keep the same job for so long without going crazy.

Short stories can share themes, motifs, symbols, consequences, and plot lines, even if there is never any intention to share a common element between the stories. The stories can be written close together or in different decades and still be linked to the one another. They can also be worlds apart with different meanings in the end, but that does not stop them from having similar ideas expressed within them. The following three stories, “Lagoon” by Joseph Conrad, “The Rocking Horse Winner” by DH Lawrence, and “The Lady in the Looking Glass” by Virginia Woolf, are three totally different stories that share common threads that make them the stories that they are.

Are you ready to analyze three stories? Yes? Awesome! No? Too bad, because here we go! The three stories in question are The Leap by Louise Erdrich, The Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets by Jack Finney, and Ambush by Tim O’Brien. The authors of these stories use aspects of their stories to shape the plot, show the theme, and to change the views and opinions of the characters in the stories.