Comparing Fictional Short Stories 'And Two Kinds'

Fictional short stories affect readers through meaningful messages that show an altered version of reality. Fiction is based off of reality, meaning it could be a perfect version of reality or a horrifying one. Either-or both represent the pros and cons that are included in reality. In the fictional stories in which we read, we can conclude that each of them have a theme. Every short story, of any genre, expresses a message that the authors want to get across. For example, in Two Kinds by Amy Tan, she lets the readers know the bond between Ni Kan and her mother showing the theme of “mothers and daughters”. A theme is important because it gives the short story purpose. What would a story be without any meaning? Any motif? Nothing, the story wouldn’t revolve around anything. Short stories can share a theme in a small amount of pages …show more content…
A short story is made out to be like a short work of fiction. Further, fiction is almost like one person’s view of reality. A short story could have the same idea as other short stories, but because of the person’s point of view and opinions it changes the whole concept. Fiction can be an escape to put your mind in someone else's, like we are walking in the character’s shoes. You can look through a window into another world. The positives of reading fiction is about exploring new places, meeting characters you’d probably never meet, all in a story. You can experience the same feeling you normally would in real life - irony, doubt, attachment, nostalgia, etc. As a result, fiction gives you a new perspective on real life. For example, in The Lottery by Shirley