Short Story Review
A short story is fiction in prose that has a fully developed theme, but is less elaborate and has fewer characters than a novel. The average short story is no longer than 10,000 words. An casual reader...
View ArticleThe Curious Case Of Benjamin Button By F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, narrates a man who is born old and ages backwards. The story focuses on the way age dictates aspects of identity. The story’s intent...
View Article“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka
“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka: The Art of Starvation or a Meaningless Self-Sacrifice “A Hunger Artist” is a short story written by the well-known Czech author Franz Kafka. It was first published in...
View ArticleThe Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Lessons We Can Learn from “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant A popular French writer of the 19th century, Guy de Maupassant, is the author of about 300 short stories. One of the most famous short...
View ArticleThe Snows of Kilimanjaro By Ernest Hemingway
Symbols and Their Meanings In The Snows of Kilimanjaro By Ernest Hemingway “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” is a short story about a writer named Harry and his rich wife Helen who were on a safari in Africa....
View ArticleThe Fall of the House of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe
Symbolic Elements in The Fall of the House of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe Summary The narrator goes to the House of Usher. It is unkempt with cracks, decays in various places and has an evil atmosphere....
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