Short Story Essay

In the short story "The Return" a man by the name of Kamau is returning home after a long time in a prison. The beging of the story starts with Kamau walking down a dusty road. He saw the dead crops while he walked past them. Those crops where the destroyed the mau mau emergency this is a devastating revolution. This hints that he has survived the revolution and has hope to see his family and return to his wife. When he finds the river of Honia he is reminded of his child hood innocence. This…

reading the short story, “Ghost of the Lagoon,” you and a partner will create an extra scene. It can be an additional scene that adds a new character to the story OR it can be an existing scene from a different perspective. STEP 1: CHOOSE THE TYPE OF SCENE NEW CHARACTER/ENDING NEW PERSPECTIVE -Choose a place in the story where a new character could be introduced. -Write a scene with this new character, but keep the ending of the story the same. -Write an additional scene at the end of the…

Weldon’s romantic short story IND AFF, begins by telling the reader, “This is a sad story. It has to be. It rained in Sarajevo, and we had expected fine weather.” This first line foreshadows the end of the story and defines the story by using rain as a literary symbol. It uses the rain, to symbolize a deterrent to the expected positive outcome. A young unmarried student, the narrator, goes on vacation with her married professor, Peter Piper, so that he can decide whether he wants to stay with…

brothers and grandparents. Throughout the short story, the girl describes her trek out of Mozambique and through Kruger Park into South Africa, and details the hunger, loss, and overall feeling of deprivation that came with the unavoidable circumstances she was thrust into. Gordimer’s story paints a picture of postcolonial Africa, particularly Mozambique during the civil war, and how one girl (and what remains of her family) survives in that environment. The story has many thematic points of…

Theme of Conflict in Two Short Stories Apparently, conflict in the society is one of the common themes in literary works. Writers can use different techniques to show violence or conflict in their stories. In most cases, they center themes on specific characters. The following essay wishes to discuss the theme of conflict in “Sweat” by Hurston” with respective focus on the character Delia and in “Tell Them Not to Kill Me” by Juan Rulfo with respective focus on the character Juvencio.…

Being paralyzed does not always have to be physical, it could be an emotional paralysis. In “Do Not Disturb” a short story by A.M. Homes, the husband is paralyzed by his marriage. The husband and wife in this story do not have a great relationship and things are only made worse when the wife is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The wife pushes her husband away and grows to be more and more self-centered. The husband is not sure what to do and is unable to leave the relationship. The husband,…

In the short stories Anderson from the “Incidents at the Shrine” by Ben Okri and Mark from “A West Coast Woman” by Jan Hopaklyissumqwa Gould both experience the consequences of being disconnected from ones community. The two protagonists both venture outside their communities. One leaves his culture with his village and the other is determined to respect his people’s values. Ultimately, Anderson is welcomed back into his town and Mark is shunned, remaining unforgiven. Anderson leaves his…

Symbolism in the short story “Bloodchild” helps illustrate the themes of loss of childhood innocence and dehumanization. Intro: Topic Sentence 1: One symbol that helps illustrate the theme of loss of childhood innocence is birthing. In the story “Bloodchild” the loss of childhood innocence is perceived specifically with the character Gan. The theme of loss of childhood innocence is perceivable from the instant Gan’s life is prolonged for reproduction of another species. In the story humans…

and “Outlaw” are different selections of poetry, short stories, and articles that outline key events in the lives of undocumented immigrants. Authors, Jose Antonio Vargas, Julia Alvarez, and Laila Lalami share the common goal of revealing the truth behind undocumented immigration. As each of these pieces progresses, the authors establish a common theme, which is that immigrating to a new country for a better life raises many obstacles. The short story, “The Trip,” by Laila Lalami stresses the…

Would you stick up for someone if they were being embarrassed? A brief summary of the short story “A & P” is three girls walk into the grocery store in their swim suits and the cheekier Sammy kept staring at them. He called them Queenie (leader), Plaid, and Big Tall Gonny Gonny. When the manger came he kept embarrassing and being rude to the girls telling them they can’t wear their swimsuits. Sammy got upset at Lengel after the girls left and quit his job. Sticking up for others when they are…