‘Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Short Story Analysis 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' is an anti-Puritan nineteenth-century dark Gothic short story penned by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne was one of the most famous writers of nineteenth-century America whose writings mostly focused on the darker side of man's innate psychology and … [Read more...] about ‘Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Short Story Analysis
‘The Black Cat’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis
‘The Black Cat’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis ‘The Black Cat’ is a Gothic paranormal story of the macabre penned as part of the literature that falls into the category of Dark Romanticism and is written by American writer extraordinaire Edgar Allan Poe. Poe lived in the early part of the nineteenth century and wrote this short story in 1843. Poe is considered … [Read more...] about ‘The Black Cat’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis
‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis
‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis 'The Last Mohican' is a modernist realistic short story penned by one of the best American Jewish writers of the twentieth century, Bernard Malamud. Malamud was a Pulitzer Prize winner and is famous for his novels, a few adapted for the big screen. He is well remembered for the short story 'The Last Mohican' which … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lives of the Dead’ by Tim O’Brien: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lives of the Dead’ by Tim O’Brien: Short Story Analysis ‘The Lives of the Dead’ is a short story in memoir form by American writer Tim O’Brien from his book The Things They Carried. Tim O’Brien, while a young man, was drafted into the army and sent to Vietnam. His books are part fiction and part autobiographical about his life as a soldier and then as a writer. … [Read more...] about ‘The Lives of the Dead’ by Tim O’Brien: Short Story Analysis
‘A Distant Episode’ by Paul Bowles: Short Story Analysis
‘A Distant Episode’ by Paul Bowles: Short Story Analysis A Distant Episode' is a modernist realistic short story based in the regions of Algeria, Western Sahara, or Morocco in the 1940s. The author of this piece is the American writer, music composer, and world traveler Paul Bowles. 'A Distant Episode' was penned by Bowles in the year 1947. He had explored North Africa by … [Read more...] about ‘A Distant Episode’ by Paul Bowles: Short Story Analysis