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bookcover artThe Art of the Short Story

Wendy Martin , Claremont Graduate University

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Annotated Author Links
Use these annotated web links, organized alphabetically by author last name, to further research the work of the authors included in the student text.
Timelines
Enhance your understanding of the historical context of the short story by browsing these eight timelines, covering the nineteenth-century, modern, and contemporary periods.
Short Story Walkthrough—The Goophered Grapevine by Charles Chesnutt
Explore Context, Plot and Structure, Character and Dialogue, and Symbolism in Charles Chesnutt's "The Goophered Grapevine" using this interactive short story walkthrough. This story is not included in the student text.
Short Story Walkthrough—The Revolt of "Mother" by Mary Wilkins Freeman
Further explore Context, Plot and Structure, Character and Dialogue, and Symbolism and Theme in Mary E. Wilkin's Freeman's story "The Revolt of 'Mother'" using this interactive short story walkthrough.
Sample Student Essay: "Living a Life of Imprisonment," by Krista Moses
Krista Moses compares the theme of domestic imprisonment in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and Mary Wilkins Freeman's "The Revolt of 'Mother'."
Sample Student Essay: "The Weight They Carried," by Dana Hoppe
Dana Hoppe analyzes the multiple meanings of the title of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
Sample Student Essay: "The Triumph of a Rebellious Spirit," by Arbesa Liko
Arbesa Liko compares the different conceptions of freedom held by the central characters in Mary Wilkin's Freeman's "The Revolt of 'Mother'" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily."

 


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