Short Story Essays

Louise Erdrich’s The Red Convertible is a short story about the friendship between two brothers, Lyman and Henry Lamartine. It portrays how their relationship changes as they mature and as time and circumstances define their identity. It also juxtaposes the way they relate with each other with the way they …

A closer look at the story by Raymond Carver ‘Cathedral’ shows that of a narrow-minded man, put off by the sightlessness of his wife’s former employer, and is made to see the world — almost literally — through the handicapped man’s senses. It is a story that speaks volumes in …

  What kind of person in Okonkwo? Describe his physical characteristics, his personality, and the opinion others have of him. Also state your own opinion about this man. The protagonist of the story, Okonkwo, is a strong, brawny and dominating man, who made a name for himself in Umuofia for …

The title itself is intriguing, what would someone do if you find a very old man with enormous wings? As we have known that only angels or fairies will have such appendage, people will definitely have mixed emotions upon seeing an old man with huge wings lying in a puddle …

Leila’s first Ball. The name of the book let us understand what it tells about: the main character Leila attends her first ball. She comes there with her cousins and is extremely excited about dancing and beautiful clothes. ‘Oh dear, how hard it was to be indifferent like the others!  …

Youth is where you exceed your limits. You are no longer a child and you have the possibility of making your very own choices in life. Youth may very well include the coming of age, and also be the next step in life towards adulthood. Youth is a time warp, …

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is an interesting story about the contemplation and reaction of Mrs. Millard, the protagonist, to her husband’s death. Mrs. Millard has a flimsy heart and is a known patient of heart diseases. Her sister is reluctant to reveal to her the news …

The short story “No One’s A Mystery” by Elizabeth Tallent exposes ideas about sexuality, but particularly the conceptions of a man with sexual discrimination. Tallent exposes these through the exploration of the relationship between Jack and his women. Throughout the story, Tallent exposes some of the conceptions concerning sexual discrimination …

One thing that has always fascinated me in my life is the story of invention of airplane and specifically the role played by the Wrights brothers. When I first read the story as a young girl, when I was learning how to read, I became very interested in various aspects …

Naguib Mahfouz started writing when he was seventeen years old and is now respected throughout Arabic writing. Such as novels “The Children of Gebelawi (1959), Small Talk on the Nile (1966), and Miramar (1967). He often uses allegory and symbolism in his stories to address concerns. Mahfouz won the Noble …