The three stories I have chosen to study are: Flight by Doris Lessing,

After reading the essays, “Lunch” and “Feet in Smoke”, the reader comes to realize the privilege and importance of family stories. Both essays portray a heartbreaking story of losing a member of the family either through death or losing them mentally.

Many short stories written nowadays are written nowadays in third person to ensure that the audience receives a well-rounded, factual story. The third person POV, however, is extremely broad and can be interpreted in a multitude of different ways by various authors. An astonishing example of the third person variety is a comparison between A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. While Faulkner’s piece demonstrates a mysterious third person POV, O’Brien’s piece takes the third person POV onto an uncommon emotional journey.

(HOOK) The characters that are present in short stories can leave an imprint on one’s vision of literature for an eternity. (CI) These memorable characters have made an impact on the way I view literature, primarily because of the way that I have been able to relate to them. (GS1) One character is a powerful, but envious princess. (GS2) Another is an abandoned orphan who seeks for love and companionship through his honesty and openness. (GS3) A final character shows her aptitude for her passions, but often finds herself quarreling with those that are closest to her. (GS4) When I read the stories involving these characters, I see myself in their places. (GS5) I relate to a multitude of their traits and characteristics, whether they are positive or negative. (THESIS STATEMENT) I can best relate to the short story fictional characters of (I) the princess in Frank. R Stockton’s “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, (II) Jerry in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’s “A Mother in Mannville”, and (III) Waverly Jong in Amy Tan’s “Rules of the Game.”

Have you ever thought that three completely different stories might have something in common? It might seem unlikely, but now you can change what you previously thought! The short stories Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets by Jack Finney, The Leap by Louise Erdrich, and The Trip by Laila Lalami, all have their similarities and differences on several aspects. This can be demonstrated through the topics of setting, conflict, characters, and theme. These topics help make up the plot of each story. No story is the same, but they can have similar messages or themes meant for the audience. Some can argue that these three short stories are completely different, but other individuals differ. These main elements from each story can be both, depending on one’s point of view.

Thomas Hardy once stated that “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman.” This quote encapsulates the key element of what makes a story interesting and worth telling: its uniqueness and deviation from the ordinary. While every average man and woman experience stories in their everyday life, they are typically uninteresting and uneventful. A story worth telling must contain the opposite; it must be so exceptional in its characters and events that it lies unparalleled among the life of any average person. Not only do the characters and setting of the story have to be exceptional, but a story worth telling will also contain unique literary elements. Various lessons, themes, symbols, imagery, and other literary devices may be present to further add to the story’s excellence. For these reasons, Lord of the Flies by William Golding and In Cold Blood by Truman Capote serve as two of the most prominent exemplifications of this quote, as both stories are exceptional enough to justify their telling.

Short stories have fully developed themes but appear significantly shorter and less elaborate than novels. A similar theme found in short stories “Winter Dreams” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner included the social and environmental influences that encouraged and controlled the character’s life and decisions. In “Winter Dreams”, the main protagonist-- Dexter-- fell into a fixation over a young, whimsical blueblood, Judy Jones. His obsession led him to believe that Judy Jones reciprocated his feelings for her, leaving him bare and mortal-- despite prior beliefs. Following her father’s death, Miss Emily fell into a dark obscurity due to the pressure and compulsion of having to carry on the honorable family name. While using a unique point of view (first person peripheral), “A Rose for Emily” followed a mysterious and desirable woman named Miss Emily as her hometown tried to understand her peculiar ways and began to find her disgraceful. By comparing and contrasting these two literary pieces, a similar organization-- including the writers’ purpose and themes-- should become clear. By using literary devices-- such as point of view, dramatic irony, detail, and figurative language-- Scott F. Fitzgerald and William Faulkner conducted two short stories similar in aim and reasoning, probable for contrasting and comparing elements within the parallel writings.

There are lots of great short stories out there, but in my opinion, both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their inimitable writing style to achieve their intentions in the story will give us more idea how these stories are alike and distinct.

There are lots of great short stories out there, but in my opinion, both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their inimitable writing style to achieve their intentions in the story will give us more idea how these stories are alike and distinct.

The themes in both stories deal with family and how we may act when we are not around those family members or if we have to stand with family members against friends or other people in society. In ¨Raymond's

Both essays bring light to their mother’s struggles, and seeing their parent in a different way.

Familial Relations The dynamics of families is complex. When authors write about their families, they are portraying an insight on the dynamics of their family. This is illustrated by Sylvia Plath in her poems, “Daddy” and “Child”, as well as in Ralph Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man. While the portrayal of each relationship differs in these works, the overall subject revolves around their families.

Every individual encounters periods in their life that threaten their security, livelihood and overall well being. How one deals with these tough situations and perceives the lessons brought forth by their perils shapes who they ultimately become. Janet Hepburn and Russell Thornton have their fair share of differences as creatives in literature, however, their adverse experiences have shaped the way they create their art, and its subject matter. From a young age, Thornton experienced the absence of a father figure in his life and the topic of fatherhood is a reoccurring theme in much of his work, including Sirens. Similarly, Janet Hepburn, the creative mind behind Flee Fly Flown also experienced the absence of a parent; she lost her mother

I also was very intrigue with the Flannery O’Connor short story and loved how the narrator pulled you in with real life family scenario. Taking a look at your response to the shocking different of each story and the level of anticipation in each is higher to me in the second story. The first story felt predictable with what was to come and the second was not so easy to predict.

People tend to relate readings to personal experiences of theirs to become connected to the story. Some authors will do the same with their stories, as including details from their lives draws a connection to their writing, in turn enhancing the quality of their writing. Good quality writings will feature details from the author's history, as the author wants to draw the reader in by having them relate to what is at hand. “A Family Supper”, “Story of an Hour” and “Everyday Use” are examples of past experiences from the author present in their writing.

ia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop are famous American poets. Both poets are lonely They lose their fathers at a very young age Sylvias husband betrays her, and Elizabeths lover commits a suicide. Daddy by Sylvia Plath and One Art by Elizabeth Bishop share a common theme Longing for the deceased loved ones. Some readers may insist that the authors show indifferent or even hostile attitudes toward the you they talk to. However, they are indeed self-deceiving by hiding their actual loving emotions because they both show contradictory psychology, which ultimately reveals their longings for the you to come back. Sylvia Plaths Daddy vividly illustrates her feelings about the death of her farther a devastating nightmare, which is the start of her