Fiction Essays

Short stories are fiction stories. Fiction is writing of imagined events and characters. Great short stories combine 5 key elements, which combine to create the story and to support a theme. These elements are plot, imagery, setting, point of view, and characters. For example I will use the short story …

Star Girl is the entrancing but petrifying data result turned tale to the experiment: what will happen when you demand a naturally whimsical and pacific virtued character face the unsympathetic cruelties of unfounded aversion, ignorance based xenophobia, and worst of all, the three C‘s: commercialized, consumerist conformity? It all begins …

This story takes place in late nineteenth century, the Elizabethan period. The rank system was strongly prevailed. This story is about a woman, first a parlor’s maid then a vicar’s wife. She goes from extremes, first a simple world to high class then left alone as a widow. Sophy is …

The literary piece I chose for this assignment is “The Welcome Table: by Alice Walker. The story is told using a third person omniscient point of view. The story is told beautifully with its detailed imagery, irony, ambiguity, and symbolism, which capture the reader’s attention from the start. The narrator’s …

Interpretation and Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Interpretation: In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” what Edgar Allan Poe is really saying is that revenge does not always equal the offense that it is trying to justify. He could also be saying that your ego can be …

Racial And Ethical Dilemma in “Country Lovers” and “What it’s like to be a Black Girl” In the short story about the “Country Lovers” and the Poem “What it’s like to be a Black Girl”, the actions of a racial background and ethical dilemmas are both represented and distinguished by …

This short story is about a wealthy man who lives in a wealthy neighborhood with his wife and children. He lives in a big house in a good neighborhood. “The houses all face the sun. They have no artificial divisions. There is room for everyone”(3) describes an area that is …

In the short story “The Sniper” and “The Fan Club”, they both share one common Theme. The Theme would be choosing one target to eliminate them from The Literary Work for “The Sniper” and “The Fan Club” Compared and contrasted their mission or their checklist. Both the short stories have …

One of the most admirable aspects of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is the way that she is able to capture so much suspense in such a short story. Throughout the story the narrator offers a window into Mrs. Mallard’s true feelings about her husband’s death. At first …

Read the short story provided in class and answer each of the following questions about the story in complete sentences. 1. List one sensory appeals for each of the following used in the first page: Sound: Roars of the lions Sight: The sun, the lions, the veldt Taste: The taste …