Horror short stories

A comparison of Hawthorne’s characterization in Rappacini’s Daughter and The Birthmark Hawthorne’s two short stories The Birthmark and Rappacini’s Daughter bear many similarities to each other. In particular, many of the characters are analogous to one another within the framework of the stories. One specific example is the many similarities and parallels between the character of Beatrice in Rappacini’s Daughter and that of Georgiana in The Birthmark. Hawthorne creates both women as flat…

provides the reader with an insight to the raw emotion and the instinctive capability of memory at war. Not only do weapons keep you protected, but they can also can kill you, memory itself does the same. Tim O’Brien, both the narrator and author uses stories to express his memories onto paper…

The short story A Rose for Emily was first published on April 30, 1930. It was only one of many other stories that William Faulkner wrote, some being The Yellow Wallpaper, The Sound and the Fury, Sartoris, and Barn Burning. Some common themes Faulkner is known for is death in the stories, symbolism was used as a key to help the readers understand what was going on. Topics Faulkner tends to be known for are about racial segregation and political views. The author is mostly known for writing…

as most critics agree, yet his use of simple language which comes near to the conversational speech, his straightforward dealing with the basic concerns of soldiers in the trenches, his avoidance of artistry and high rhetorical devices, his use of short verses and common poetic forms, especially the poem, and his sympathy with the soldiers in their suffering all make his poems a faithful register of the First World War and its effects on those who fought…

literature on accountof his prodigious skill of romanticizing the dry historical events and presenting them in invigorating and exhilarating manner. In his well-known novel, The Heart of Midlothian, Scott has made sweeping changes in the original story and the bearings of historical personages but the final outcome of the novel is impressive and absorbing.Such deviations are the prerogative of a historical novelist because his aim in writing a historical novel is not to depict the facts of…

of the story of outcast high-school girl, Carrie White. Despite the fact that it is his first published novel, he previously has sixth attempts at writing novels. King in his book On Writing , a memoir of his literary craft , records the story of how he wrote Carrie . He recalls ''I did three single-spaced pages of a first draft, then crumpled them up in disgust and threw them away.'' Fortunately for him, his wife Tabby saved it from trash, and urged him to carry on and complete the story. The…

Character Analysis of Lusus Naturae The short story of Lusus Naturae is about a young girl who has been struck by a life-altering disease. Lusus was only seven-years-old when she became ill with the measles and shortly after her life turned upside down. This young lady was appeared to be strong, beautiful, and wanted by others until she had become diseased. Lusus was a very loyal girl who always put others above her own needs or wants. Lusus was described to have, “yellow eyes, pink teeth,…

An Analysis of “The Black Cat” In many of his short stories, such as with the “The Black Cat”, Edgar Allan Poe deals with murder, insanity and the terrible acts that humans are capable of. In “The Cask of the Amontillado” he portrays a man so engulfed in hatred and vendetta that he seals up a man in the catacombs of his home; and in the “Tell-Tale Heart” the protagonist kills a man and buries under the floor because he was driven insane by his clear eye. While all three share a similar theme,…

“Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times” (Suzanne Collins). Suzanne Collins brought attention to a new corner of young adult literature, blending the problematic society she witnessed daily with the memories that sculpted her childhood. The basis of her writing stems from the intent to discuss issues such as war, violence, and manipulation; Collins presents these themes in varying ways depending on her targeted…

It is placed in the horror/comedy genre. Trying to grasp the goal of the movie is a little hard. To me, it is a man who can’t embrace the message of his hedgehog book and loses himself in trying to write murder novels. Which leads him to unravel and conquer his fears. Which…