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The Office by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“The Office” is a short story by Canadian author Alice Munro, first published in Dance of the Happy Shades (1968).
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Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Dance of the Happy Shades” is the titular short story of Alice Munro’s first collection, first published in 1968.
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The Shining Houses by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“The Shining Houses” is the second story of Alice Munro’s first short story collection, Dance of the Happy Shades, first published in 1968.
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The Parsley Garden by William Saroyan Short Story Analysis
“The Parsley Garden” is a short story by Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer William Saroyan (1908 – 1981).
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Miles City, Montana by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Miles City, Montana” is a short story by Alice Munro, and first appeared in the January 14, 1985 edition of The New Yorker.
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A Real Life by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“A Real Life” by Canadian author Alice Munro first appeared in the February 10, 1992 edition of The New Yorker.
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Horror Short Stories
This is a list of disturbing, resonant and horrifying short stories which people often to study in high school and then can’t get out of their head.
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Spaceships Have Landed by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
Spaceships Have Landed is a long short story running over 10,000 words. But after you’ve read it, you’ll feel like you read an entire novel. With perfectly chosen narrative summary and a roving point of view, Alice Munro paints the story of a 1950s town, as experienced by two very different young women united by the timing of their coming-of-age.
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Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Moons of Jupiter” is a short story by Canadian Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro, first published in 1978 during the Voyager expeditions.
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Before The Change by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
It is the end of summer, 1960, and a young woman writes a letter to someone she shortens to ‘R’. She has returned home from the city to her father’s house in rural Canada where he lives with his housekeeper Mrs. Barrie after the death of the narrator’s mother many years ago.
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The Butler by Roald Dahl Short Story Analysis
“The Butler” is a lesser-known short story by Roald Dahl. Find it in Eight Further Tales of the Unexpected, included in The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl, first published 1992.
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The Art of Cooking and Serving by Margaret Atwood Short Story Analysis
“The Art of Cooking and Serving” is a short story by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, included in Moral Disorder and Other Stories (2006).
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The Bad News by Margaret Atwood Short Story Analysis
“The Daily News” utilises a simple ― relatable and realistic ― gender inversion to illuminate how the popular imagination regards men, women and communication in romantic relationships.
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All She Said Was Yes by Shirley Jackson Short Story Study
“All She Said Was Yes” is a short story by Shirley Jackson. This is the one with the Wednesday Addams character archetype who foresees the death of her own parents. But do they listen to her? No.
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The Summer People by Shirley Jackson Short Story Analysis
“The Summer People” is one of Shirley Jackson’s short stories about marginalised folk. In this instance, the main characters are marginalised because they are summer tourists New York City. They are also getting old and dispensable.