Short Story Essays

Strangely, the first object Tiffany caught, as she entered the hotel room she had just checked into, was a painting, which was around 1 metre width, and the length about 1 1/2 metres long; a ship in the rough, raging, rip-roaring sea weather, she could almost taste the salty sea, …

In ‘The Unexpected’ the relationship between Randall and Dorothea us clearly, and cleverly presented to us. The poem is written and based around Kate Chopins, the authors, life. These years were from 1851-1904. Dorothea is presented as a mighty, and strong willed character, who wants her own way all the …

Chapter 1 It was the coldest night of the year yet. The village of Livingstone, on the Eastern Coast of England, was slightly quieter than the usual array of silence. Everyone seemed to be anticipating something, just like those at Grimond Hall. Beth Crooke was anxiously waiting, gazing at nothing …

‘A Vendetta’ is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant pre 1914. ‘A Vendetta’ is set in Bonifacio, Corsica and is about a man who was savagely murdered and his mother swore over his dead body she would seek revenge. After an argument, Nicolas Ravolati murders Antoine Saverini by …

I am writing an essay on how Cayte Williams influences the audience by using language techniques in an article from the Big Issue of May 1997, on the harm that sun beds can cause. Cayte Williams’s attitude towards sun beds is mostly negative. She says that essentially, they are “Big …

We left our apartment, the air was hot and the sound of people jumping into the pool echoed through he thick forest of palm trees. My mum, my aunty and I headed towards the main reception of the complex; the sign read, “Club Colonna ANTIGUA”, I never understood why it …

This analysis is about a short story called “The Voyage” which is written by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923). The writer was born in Wellington, New Zealand then she got part of her education at Queen’s College, London, and returned to live there from 1908. This short story from 1922 is one …

* Karl Sealy’s title can be viewed as both childish for the children’s perspective yet mature from an adult’s perspective. * The childish view includes the notion of the Pieces of Silver being related to Pirates of the Caribbean or pieces of treasure. * The adult view however includes the …

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party are both critical studies of their societies. The characters of Beverly and Mrs. Bennet are tools used to demonstrate what is wrong with society. Beverly’s pitiable class aspiring attitudes are tantalising to the point in which her behaviour enrages the …

For my wider reading assignment for GCSE, I have chosen the novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen as my pre-1914 novel and ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ by Helen Fielding as my post-1914 novel. The main focus of my comparison, will be ‘Women’s social depiction’ . The reason for my choice …