Short Story Essays

“You Were Perfectly Fine” is a simple tale of two people who are completely out of sync, but either not aware of it (in the girl’s case) or not quite sure how to get out of it (in Peter’s case). Peter is a drunk, and when he’s drunk, he does …

Born on January 21st of 1738 in Connecticut, Ethan Allen was destined to be a hero. Allen not only helped to make Vermont a state, but he also captured Ft. Ticonderoga, and attempted to capture Montreal. This true American performed many amazing deeds in his 51 years, and even today, …

Spirited away is an enchanting, dazzling, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave the viewers a little more curious and fascinated by the world around them. This Japanese animated fantasy film was directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, and was released on July 27, 2001. The story was based …

The worn path usually expresses the old way. Normally, the most of people do not want to pass by a worn path in their lives. Nevertheless, the people should experience such as this way more than one time. Eudora Welty’s story “A Worn Path” is a short story that is …

1. Plot (introduction, conflict, climax, resolution ) The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed. In the plot there may be diffferent kinds of conflicts (person agains person – person agains environment – person against him/herself). Artistic unity is essential to a good plot ; nothing …

A short story is a brief yet succinct detail into someone’s life. It most often gives a history or background of the individual’s life, a decisive moment, which is further built up on and then leads to a culmination of events. The goal is to capture and maintain the reader’s …

In the story A Small Good Thing by Raymond Carver there are many epiphanies the three main characters have. The one that stood out to me was the one that happened to the baker. Early in the story the baker had a small relationship with the mother, Ann. He was …

“The Lady’s Maid” by Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923-New Zealand) was first published in 1920. It is the final story in the 1922 collection of her work, The Garden Party and Other Stories. The story is told in the first person by Ellen, who has worked as a lady’s maid …

The setting of a story is rarely ever just a place. The setting serves a purpose that helps add to the story being told. Truman Capote’s novel In Cold Blood is set in the small country town of Holcomb. He illustrates a tightly knit, religious, secluded town for his audience …

“To be or not to be” is very much a question everyone is trying to figure out through life. Your acts and your sayings decide who you are, and you can put yourself in a certain way, that you want your surroundings to look at you like. But why is …