American short story writers

had created, despite of considerable ambiguity that have been frequently reinforcing these images. Lucid, graceful, and well composed, Hawthorne's short stories came slowly but steadily into critical favor, and many of the best of novels soon became American classics. There was the possibility that Hawthorne was a Christian writer, but many of his stories were Greek fiction. When he was born from the family of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hawthorne, Nathaniel's family was left with meager financial…

Cornish, New Hampshire. That day not only did America lose a great writer, but the whole world did. J.D. Salinger's best selling novel The Catcher in the Rye won critical acclaim and die hard admirers, especially among the post-World War II generation of college students in 1951. However Jerome David Salinger had many more books than just The Catcher in the Rye. His collection of books he got published also consists of short stories that were printed in some well known magazines, including the…

are considered classics today. His work is best known for his minimalist style, accessibility to readers, and for his powerful, style-forming mastery of the art of narration. His works also paved the way for future writers to use the style of Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway influenced American literature through his writing style, use of character, and his symbolism. Ernest Hemingway is widely recognized as one of the most skillful authors of literary minimalism. Literary minimalism focuses mainly…

Symbolism in A Worn Path In the short story, A Worn Path by Eudora Welty there are many symbols. The story takes place in the American South during the mid-twentieth century. The main character of this story is an elderly African American women named Phoenix Jackson, who is on her way to get medicine for her grandson who is sick. She ends up taking an extremely worn path to get to the clinic and on her way through the path she encounters a hunter. The hunter raises his gun and aims it at the…

Both Dave Eggers and David Foster Wallace are well-known postmodern writers who with their works tried to reflect on modern society and address some of their shortcomings. Both approaches this subject in their own way, focusing on different aspects of the problem they are tackling in each of their stories. David Foster Wallace as well as Dave Eggers touched on the topic of relationships and to be specific troubled and difficult relationships. Eggers in "The Only Meaning of Oil-Wet Water" shows…

fictional stories. The characters in the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are specifically shaped to represent well-thought attributes of America. The author of sleepy hollow uses characters to expound on the development of young America. Washington Irving is reflected as the father of American short story. His inscription depicts the invention of the American myths that deal with ancestors, heroes, and mystical beings that are an essential part of the American culture. The tradition reflected in the…

define the underlying ethnic biases of the “white patriarchal male” that is based on the short stories “Hills Like White Elephants” and ““Indian Camp” by Earnest Hemingway. Hemmingway’s biography provides a foundation for the racism and sexist behavior of privileged white males in the context of James Mellow’s description of Hemingway as a literary figure in the early part of the 20th century. The short story “Hills Like White Elephants” defines the casual and carefree attitude of a male that…

Edgar Allan Poe’s private life was filled with many struggles conflicts, but his public life consisted of fame and recognition from his stories and poems. First of all, an article about Edgar Allan Poe states, “although he became immensely popular, Poe could barely make a living” (About Edgar Allan Poe 3). In other words, Poe gained fame from his writings, but received barely any money for his work. This proves his public life and private life differed, because many people knew Poe because of…

styles, yet two of the best gothic short stories. William Faulkner an American writer and Nobel Prize winner is one of the most well known authors to date. Like Faulkner, Edgar Allen Poe an American writer is also one of the most well known for his poetry and short stories. Despite the years apart and many differences both of these authors created two of the best short stories. Although “A Rose for Emily” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are both gothic short stories with similar settings and…

Final Paper John Steinbeck reflects his own life in many of his short stories and novels. If it is not his own experiences, then it is how he feels towards a subject. Steinbeck was a very talented writer. He tells us about his life through his writing. In his “early adolescence he showed a strong interest in writing” (National). Steinbeck wrote for his high school newspaper. After high school, John enrolled at Stanford, where he increased his writing skills. Although he attended Stanford for…