Rip Van Winkle: Long Sleep, Short Story
“Rip Van Winkle” is the story of a man who falls asleep for 20 years and wakes to find that the world has moved on without him.
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“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” explores a tense conversation between an American man and a Spanish woman symbolizing relational conflicts and choices.
Social Class in “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield
A brief discussion and review of the short story “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield.
“The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood: Eeriness, Horror, and Doom
“The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood is a classic Gothic-horror novella, portraying the eerie tale of two friends haunted by supernatural forces on a secluded island.
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London Analysis
In this post, we analyze “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. It is an important naturalist story, and discusses themes of survival.