Short Stories for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context & Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories, Vol. 31

Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance. Advisors......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 6 Why Study Literature At All?......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Literary Chronology......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 18 Contributors......Page 20 By the Waters of Babylon......Page 21 Daughter of Invention......Page 45 A Devoted Son......Page 65 End of the Game......Page 88 The Fence......Page 105 The Garden of Stubborn Cats......Page 120 Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants......Page 138 The Jewels......Page 156 An Outpost of Progress......Page 174 A Retrieved Reformation......Page 197 Tears of Autumn......Page 217 The Treasure of Lemon Brown......Page 234 With All Flags Flying......Page 250 The Witness for the Prosecution......Page 268 Glossary of Literary Terms......Page 289 Cumulative Author/Title Index......Page 301 Cumulative Nationality/Ethnicity Index......Page 311 Subject/Theme Index......Page 319 By the waters of Babylon -- by Stephen Vincent Benet Daughter of invention -- by Julia Alvarez A devoted son -- by Anita Desai End of the game -- by Julio Cortazar The fence -- by Hamsad Rangkuti The garden of stubborn cats -- by Italo Calvino Good climate, friendly inhabitants -- by Nadine Gordimer The jewels -- by Guy de Maupassant An outpost of progress -- by Joseph Conrad A retrieved reformation -- by O. Henry Tears of autumn -- by Yoshiko Uchida The treasure of Lemon Brown -- by Walter Dean Myers With all flags flying -- by Anne Tyler The witness for the prosecution -- by Agatha Christie. Contains entries that provide information about fourteen short stories, covering the plot, characters, themes, style, and historical context of each, with an author biography, critical overview, selection of criticism, list of sources, and suggestions for further reading. Includes works by Julia Alvarez, Italo Calvino, O. Henry, Walter Dean Myers, and others Annotation Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 20 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels