American short story writers

ways, but a short story is one of the best. Everyone know that Stephen King is one of the best authors of horror short stories and novels. Students who have not read his shorts stories have seen movies based on them. Because of his popularity with young people, assigning a Stephen King short story to a class and make an essay about it attract the most unwilling readers. Students will read and like his work. His frequently strong language or the grossness of the horror in a couple stories may…

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before” (Poe 26-27) In the poem “The Fall of the House of Usher” dark themes are also present. The dark themes in this short story are the spookiness of the house and the lonesome feeling the character has. Also the character was in fear by stating “Such, I have long known, is the paradoxical law of all sentiments having terror as a basis.”(Poe). In the poem “The…

Washington Irving who is considered one of the Great American authors, wrote during the romanticism period. Particularly, in his work titled “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” written in 1819 we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes and style identified with the romanticism movement which was extant in American letters between 1800 and 1850. As a representative of such a movement, Washington Irving then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writers of his time. Washington Irving…

politics & religion. Writers wrote about their personal issues and how they viewed subjects and relevant topics such as the government, slavery or any political issues that they found relevant enough to write about. In comparison to the early 1800’s writers moved away from religious and political writing and more toward writing about culture and life at home. As the 1800’s progressed you began to see a distinct change in literature, by the time the 1800’s arose a new form of writers came along…

became a writer whose writings exemplified the mind of the writer and the struggles the writer previously endured in a tragic family life, fallen relationships, and failed attempts at college. However, one thing remained with Poe, the talent to depict a scene made only of words. Poe wrote in the romanticism period where he would become a defining writer because of his unique writing ability. Poe’s main and best genre is Gothic, even though he is credited with being the first mystery genre…

Ernest Hemingway may be another “dead white man” in our history but he is one of the prominent figures in American Literature. His short stories and novels are so unique that he is easily one of the important figures of the modern literary era and American Literature in general. In this essay I will interpret a few aspects of Hemingway’s writing that make it so distinct and noticeable. His themes that people could relate to and his blunt style define his writing. The aforementioned themes that…

The Watch The story selected for the discussion is The Watch by author Rick Bass. It has been identified that Rick Bass is the American short fiction writer, novelist and essayist who use the knowledge of geography expertly in order to provide the readers unique form of fiction and short tales. With the story of the Watch, the author presents the tale of imagination, excitement and promise that harbors the standard material for the short story. Rick Bass utilize the knowledge of the geography…

family culture is completely different from her friend Denise. The little girl in the story also sees herself as part of the american world because she states activities that an American would do with her friend, Denise. For example, her and her friend watch boys together. The little girl "feels funny using chopsticks" because it's not an American trait, but she loves hotdogs. Though this little girl in not American she still acts and feels like an…

The Life of Stephen Crane Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Crane is the author of the American Literary Classics such as : Red Badge of Courage, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Open Boat, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, and The Blue Hotel. These are his most regarded writings. What made the writings so highly regarded was how Crane was able to bring a realistic impression in his writings that makes the reader feel immersed; experiencing what the characters are…

William Faulkner was an American novelist and short story writer. He was a well-known famous author, but his dreams of martial glory and a broken love affair were impelled which led him to join the British Royal Air Force. Upon returning home, he enrolled in a few university classes and published poems and drawings in the campus newspaper. Despite coming up short as a poet, Faulkner joined a literary crowd, was famous for his novels set in American South, and won the Nobel Prize and other awards…