Short Stories Essays and Term Papers

Stephen King

“If you have an imagination, let it run free.” Stephen Edwin King is one of today’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes, King sticks to ...

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Zora Neale Hurston

was an astounding Afro-American author who was recognized not for being the first Afro-American writer, but rather for her ability to bring forth her cultural language and imagery. If not for Zora's pioneering effort as a female black writer, the world of modern literature would have never seen ...

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Where Are You Going, Where Hav

e You Been? Joyce Carol Oates was born in 1938 in Lockport, New York. She started writing very young and that the age of fifteen she submitted her first novel, but it was rejected for being “too dark”. This style of writing is common on many of her works including “e You ...

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“The Ministers Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown”: The Puritans

“The Ministers Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown” The Puritans had judgmental minds during their time, even today there is still a lot of judgment being used. In “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown” both stories deal with being judged by others. Also a similarity dealing ...

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Edgar Allen Poe: Writing Style

The short story writer which I have chosen to research is Edgar Allen Poe. After reading one of his works in class, I realized that his mysterious style of writing greatly appealed to me. Although many critics have different views on Poe's writing style, I think that Harold Bloom summed it up ...

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Katherine Anne Porter

is regarded as one of the leading modern writers of short stories. Born on May 5, 1890 in Indian Creek, Texas as the great-great-great- granddaughter of the famous American frontiersman Daniel Boone, Porter was educated at various schools. In the 1920's and 1930's, she contributed articles to ...

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Intertextualilty - The Mocking

The difference between short stories and novels extends far beyond the obvious, Short stories are often read in a single sitting and can be defined as a brief version of logical events usually revolving about a singular plot. Whilst a novel may retain many of the characteristics of a short story ...

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Edgar Allan Poe - Life And Works

One of the greatest and most mysterious authors in history is Edgar Allan Poe. He was born in Boston in 1809. A great deal of information is known about him but yet very few are verifiable. Poe has a reputation of giving false information to the media. The place and date of which he is born is ...

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P.G. Wodehouse

Does an artist create a masterpiece without a source of inspiration? Does an architect construct a building without first looking at a blueprint? As with all great minds, writers also need a source of inspiration or a "Blueprint" for their literature. In the short story, "The Truth About George", ...

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Intertextuality Of To Kill A Mockingbird And A Blow, A Kiss

The difference between short stories and novels extends far beyond the obvious, Short stories are often read in a single sitting and can be defined as a brief version of logical events usually revolving about a singular plot. Whilst a novel may retain many of the characteristics of a short story ...

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Willa Sibert Cather And His Works

Willa Sibert Cather was an early twentieth century writer. She wrote about the qualities of courage, sensitivity, and perseverance. Most often, her novels and short stories took place in rural townships. She was born sometime in 1873, in her grandmother's house. She was named after an Aunt ...

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The Martian Chronicles

, by Ray Bradbury, is a science-fiction book and was written in 1946. This major work by Bradbury is a collection of short stories relating to Mars or Martians. Bradbury had a clear vision of the Mars in which these stories are set. His vision was one of a fantasy world from the Martians point of ...

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Comparision Of Jack London

In Arthur Gordon's short story "The Sea Devil" and in Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire," it is clear that in spite of the many differences the two stories have many more similarities. First, although there are more similarities between the two stories, there are still many qualities ...

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The Awakening

Every writer has an influence. Some are influenced by the ideas that the author has; some are influenced by the style, which the author writes with. Still others are so intrigued by a writer that they are not only influenced by their way of thinking and their writing, but they actually begin to ...

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing

Maya Angelou has become a national celebrity since she read her poem, "On the Pulse of the Morning," at the inauguration of President Clinton. Before that, she was probably best known for her autobiographical s. What is it about Angelou's writing that is attractive to so many people? In large ...

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Disconcerted Parent-Kin Relationships: A Literary Analysis of Interpreter of Maladies

Disconcerted Parent-Kin Relationships: A Literary Analysis of Interpreter of Maladies Meenu Kumari M.A, M. Phil Dept. of English & Foreign Languages Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak Abstract Interpreter of Maladies is a collection of short stories comprised of characters of Indian ...

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A Analysis Of Jack London Nove

A literary Analysis of Jack London three most recognized works, Sea Wolf; The Call of the Wild; and White Fang. Jack London lived a full life, even though he died at the young age of forty. In his life time he experienced many things, and I believe that these experiences were the catalyst of his ...

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A Comparison Of Contemporary And Romance Literature

Contemporary literature in the form of a short story consists of a plot, characters, point of view, setting, and theme (2). These elements can vary a great deal from one story to the next. An author of a short story also reveals a tone and a mood shown by his or her style of writing. Although ...

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Araby By James Joyce And A Sun

“Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which the protagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiated into new realities and truths of which they were not previously aware. Both short stories ...

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Ralph Ellison’s Life

Ralph Ellison, with only one book published in 1952, made himself among the top American novelists of his time. Is an individual a great writer if only one great novel is written? This is a question asked by many people concerning Ellison. Although this is a very controversial topic, history ...

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