Short Story Essays

The Motives of Fateful Meeting in Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “In the Region of Ice” In her short story “In the Region of Ice”, Joyce Carol Oates portrays the complexity of human characters, thus revealing the most intimate and hidden movements of human soul. In the given story, Oates …

Every person in the world carries scars. These scars can be physical or emotional and come from events in a person’s past. Most of these events are very traumatic, injuries, emotional or physical, that a person would want to forget, but the scar always reminds them of it. In the …

Abstract Yûgao, translated to ‘evening faces,’ is also the name given to the lady in the shabby house near Genji’s ill nanny’s house. Genji fell in love with the girl and courted her despite the differences in their ranks. She is such a delightful figure in the story ‘Tale of …

There is a story in Philippine folklore about a mango tree and a bamboo tree. Not being able to agree as to which was the stronger of the two, they called upon the wind to make the decision. The wind blew hardest. The mango tree stood fast. It would not …

This story written by Henrick Ibsen has made it clear that in the late nineteenth century women were not treated equally to men. Men were stereotyped to be very overpowering, and they had most of the control where the women would tend to the husband’s needs and take care of …

Of the several hundred stories, the court found only two stories in which he had transgressed the law and was liable for punishment. But his critics and the custodians of society declared Manto to be retrogressive and licentious. Even the so-called “progressives” betrayed him. At one strike they tarnished his …

              Sinclair Lewis demonstrates a vivid imagination as he writes the story, “It Can’t Happen Here” as he uses ridiculous names for his characters such as Berzelius Buzz Windrip and offers a good look into politics, as he brings up the possibility in our minds that a man could …

“Salvation” is a short story which appears in the autobiography “The Big Sea” by Langston Hughes.  In  the story, a twelve year old boy learns a very difficult lesson when attending a church service and the experiences described in the story as well as the fresh language used to describe …

The story ‘The Lottery’ was written by Shirley Jackson, throughout the piece the author builds up suspense towards the climax. The story takes place in a small village, where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event, called the lottery, is one in which one person in …

In John Updike’s short story, “A&P,” Sammy, the narrator, watches three girls one afternoon while he works as a cashier in an “A&P” grocery store. The girls are attractive in their bikinis, but clearly they do not impress the store manager, Lengel, who publically embarrasses them, leading Sammy to quit …