Fiction Essays

In Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour,” there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband, Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed, Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing …

Explain the title. In what way is it suitable to the story. The chieftest Mourner is the title chose by Aida Rivera Ford because it discusses in the storyof the two wives that were on the wake of the poet. Who will be the chieftest mourner for that wake,is it …

Summary of the chief test mourner This is a short story authored by Aida Rivera Ford. The story is all about the death of the narrator’s uncle. It is a story with a focal point focused on love and innocence in the context of death. At the establishing point of …

The story 57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides by Sam Miller is a strong piece of art that has a horror ending. It is a collection of story that tend to be less iffy. The character is simultaneously terrible and sympathetic and the ending of the narrative is moderately …

Alice Munro is a Canadian author who has written many short-story compilations and collections. In 2013 she won the Nobel Prize in literature, for her work as “master of the contemporary short story”. Her stories often depict the troubles of young women and their complexities. They are well known for …

Interestingly, the seven commandments are significant throughout the whole novel, as they provide the reader with a checklist which they can use through out the novel to see the treacherous behaviour of the pigs, and the fact that they change the seven commandments multiple times throughout the novel shows their …

In this assignment I will begin by giving a short summary of the short story “In the National Gallery” by Doris Lessing (2007), and hereafter I will analyze and interpret the short story. In addition to that I will put my interpretation into perspective and discuss the extract from The …

The possibility of evil Shirley Jackson’s “The Possibility of Evil” is a short story about a seemingly sweet little old woman, living in a small town with a house and prized bed of roses outside that has been in her family for three generations. The woman, Miss Strangeworth, is narrated …

People often find themselves in situations that seem to be complicated. They may be happy or sad but cannot really tell the reason why they are either happy or sad. A person may be sad because an unpleasant situation has occurred. However, paradoxically the same person may be happy later …