American short story writers

"Character Studies for Les Miserables." Stuartfernie. Stuart Fernie, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Stuart Fernie is one of the most famous writers, that's why I choose his article from his own website. In this article Fernie talks about the main characters, he focuses on the way of how they act, think and gives background about each one of them. He mentions many examples, and I'm interested in Valjean character because he is the most famous character in this novel. Fernie focuses on…

her journey throughout a story she was breaking down, the story she wrote named The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, she said many things about herself that really gave the reader a pretty good perspective of who she is. Skloot is the is the author of the book herself though; She does hold the power to persuade her readers into agreeing with her views. Whether she be objective or subjective her true intentions become persuading the reader the reason for writing this story. In the end, the…

American novelist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the story “The Yellow Wallpaper” has a reason this story was written. The Yellow Wallpaper is a story that will drive you mad just trying to read it. This story was written based on a condition she was suffering from in her personal life and the situation of dealing with the struggle of how she feels. Charlotte Gilman was suffering from a severe and continuous nerve breakdown called Melancholia. While on the other hand, dealing with criticism…

is a book full of short stories and poems. Having read almost the entire book by now, I have obtain much knowledge in different ideas in American Literature. My favorite short story in the course reader is easily “The Open Boat,” although the ending is not to my liking it is an entertaining story about brotherhood and unity in order to survive. Second semester my class did not just read the story. We read it and had a group discussion all class about what happened in the story and took into…

In the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” American writer, Joyce Carol Oates, introduces the readers to naïve Connie, a self-absorbed teenage girl, who refuses to comply to her mother’s wishes and live up to her responsible older sister, June. Oates skillfully implements the fictional element of symbolism, connecting an object to an underlying meaning in a way to represent ideas or qualities, in order to stress her message to the readers of her work. Joyce Carol Oates…

found in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery.” The story takes place in a small, un-named town where a lottery is held annually. Each year, a citizen of the town is chosen and stoned to death. It does not matter if it is a man, woman, or child, so long as the sacrifice gets done. The theme of blind conformity is clearly a key element in the story, as it shows how far a person is willing to go in order to uphold tradition. The theme exposes…

INTRODUCTION The aim of this essay is to give an explicit overview of the gothic elements in the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher”. The main point of interest concerns the haunted house which is a typical feature of gothic literature. At the beginning the readers is introduced to the story through a summary. This will be followed by a general explanation of the gothic genre and its typical features. Furthermore the outer appearance of the mansion and the thereby upcoming unpleasant…

Writers often use imagery to allow the reader more insight into the story by a visual representation in the reader’s mind. It can be used not only to just provide a more visual component to a story, but to aid in the telling of the story by foreshadowing or to mirror characters. In this passage from the short story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner “They were admitted by the old Negro into a dim hall from which a stairway mounted into still more shadow. It smelled of dust and disuse-a close…

things she wanted to be.” (Cisneros). Being trapped into a domestic lifestyle is what many of the women face in the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and Princeless by Jeremy Whitley. The House on Mango Street is a collection of short stories about a young girl named Esperanza who wants to escape from her home and the expectations that come with being a Mexican girl such as looking pretty, obeying the men of the house and being a common housewife. On the other hand, Princeless…

Marriage during the 1900’s caused women to give up their own dreams and happiness. Kate Chopin, a very controversial writer, published two short stories in the 1890’s. “A Pair of Silk Stockings” and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin show how in marriage a woman must defer her own dreams for the dreams of others. “A Pair of Silk Stockings” follows the day of Mrs. Sommers, a woman who has a rare day all to herself. Mrs. Sommers finally has an opportunity to experience joyous life. Before going…