The Global Short Story Canon

Brands, H. W., T. H. Breen, R. Hal Williams, and Ariela Julie. Gross. American stories: a history of the United States. Boston: PEARSON, 2015.

When you hear the oxymoron “historical fiction” you might think of an anecdote about a John Doe in World War 2. In this case, think more on the lines of a fiction novel with a vast historical influence on culture. Fiction novels not only play a key role in the entertainment of an audience but also the influence they leave on them. However, in order to influence the audience, the novel must also be very historically accurate. The combination of influence and historical accuracy can create a new subcategory of “historical fiction”. Two exceptional novels by distinguished authors have managed to start this new concept of “historical fiction”. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jazz by Toni Morrison are two literary novels that pioneered the movement of historical realism in fiction as well as influenced literary writing styles and United States culture for generations following their creation.

Miline, Ira Mark. Short Stories for Student. Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories Volume 8Virtual Reference Library. Detroit, Mich: Gale. Web. 13 Jan. 2010.

Compare and Contrast the ways in which modern authors have re-imagined traditional narratives for their own purposes.

Short stories are seemingly a lost art amongst the literary community. Legendary writers such as Edgar Allen Poe, Flannery O’Connor, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more have paved the way for writers such as Ha Jin and Phil Klay who write today. Now, although one could speak on the importance of each of these tremendous writers, the focus in paper will be on two writings being that of Flannery O’Connor’s, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and Ha Jin’s, “Under The Red Flag”. Now, each book contains many short stories that encapture readers throughout them. Flannery O’Connor’s classic short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, will be compared and contrasted with Ha Jin’s ,”Decade” and “The Richest Man”. Just as Greg Orwell

Vogler, Christopher. The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd ed. Studio City, Ca: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.

 For  this assignment I will be looking at two short narratives. One was written by Bradbury, in the mid twentieth century ,'The Foghorn' and the other was written by Dickens, 'The Signalman'' over one hundred years before. Both are based on supernatural themes and ideas.

[The central focus of this learning segment is “Students describe characters’ influence on story structure in discussions, in writing, and by making text-to-self connections to their own personal experiences”. In this unit, students are reading books in small ability grouped literature circles and are also being read to aloud from Louis Sachar’s Holes.

Storytelling is such a powerful tool that is used to share past and present experiences around the world. Storytelling can create connections between people and allow people to find their true selves and be able to understand another person’s perspective. The power of storytelling is an integral part of the course, Core 102: Explorations In or Out?, because this course is all about putting yourself into someone else’s shoes and being able to see through the experiences of others in literature. The course makes students think about the experiences of others from various groups and walks of life through literature. Two texts that best highlighted the experiences of others who were considered “out” are Don Quixote and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Those texts from the course are ones that made me reflect, put myself into someone else’s shoes and be able to see the experiences of others through literature due to the books both covering the topics of inner exploration, how people transform and grow through the relationships they build with others, and seeing various, unique perspectives on how others view the world around them.

Hi all, I’m here today to ask you all one question. Does the Western Literary Canon share significance and relevance to everyone? But before that, one simple question. What is literature? Isn’t it just a bunch of words gathered on paper? One of the unbroken problems focused from this topic is that there has never been a stable predetermined definition of what exactly literature is. Yet it can be argued that the ‘Western Literary Canon’ was the first attempt of literary criteria. The criteria - the ‘Western Literary Canon’-of which we judge or categorize literary works to be considered good, bad or average, may change due to cultural beliefs and or the time period and place of which we are present. The Canon is a contested space made up of many literary works criticized by the decider, who and what gets in changes depending on the eye of the beholder, respectability or knowledge of the decision maker. These aspects of literary criticism emerge from social and economic changes within society. The concept of how and why these deciders assume and select what is classed as ‘worthy’ literature is what I have an issue with, and this will be the point being made clear.

There are different forms and examples of exemplary and classic literature which have been deemed as significant works that are highly esteemed worldwide. These examples of literature would awe the world with how much literary skill they entailed when they were composed and written: attention to details as to formation of characters, the most crafty of plots, the most eloquent speeches and lines, the most astounding of twists of scenes, and most of all, the most universal and meaningful of themes. The theme of any literary work is what makes it great as it should be able to encompass the immense diversity of the world and as it would be able to transcend the boundaries of religion, age, race, gender, etc. Two examples of this great and

Do you thing our education is good ? OF COURSE NOT! Actually, 1,5 million of people who live in São Paulo don't know how to write and read. Imagine if you don’t know how to read and write, you wouldn't be able event to do a list of your market. This occurs because have a lot of problems with the education, for example, there aren't many public schools, the teachers don't earn a lot of

Reading literature from around the world is one of the most important things people can do in school and at home. It allows students to learn the truth about misconceptions they might have about other places. Many of these stories can also teach students many other important lessons. Alice Munro is an author who’s stories can do both of these things for students. Alice Munro should be included in the World Literature course. She should be included because her short story “Day of the Butterfly” teaches a lesson that every student should learn about, she won a Nobel Prize in Literature because of her short stories, and she based many of her stories on her own real life experiences.

Fourth Writer I will be writing about will be Alexandre Dumas. He was a french writer and and still to this day the people in France read his stuff. His most famous stories were The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man In the Iron Mask. The major themes found in

Throughout the duration of this class, I had the opportunity to encounter a great deal of fantastic examples of literature. The stories were as similar as they were different, each one with a unique premise but somehow also reflective of one another. Perhaps it is be accident, or more likely it is because the stories are a part of the fabric of our nation and the American condition. The stories are of their respective times while also being able to fairly and accurately critique American society, culture, and values. From capitalism to America’s changing thoughts on morality throughout the decades, the writings were introspective to the story of our nation.