‘He’ is a post-Southern realistic contemporary short story penned by American writer Katherine Anne Porter. This short story is set in Texas in Porter’s native town, where an unnamed special needs child is often abused, pitied, and ultimately abandoned in a poor institutional home by his family. Katherine Anne Porter differs from the post-Faulkner school of Southern novelists … [Read more...] about ‘He’ by Katherine Anne Porter: Short Story Analysis
‘Men’ by Kay Boyle: Short Story Analysis
‘Men’ is a World War Two historical short story penned by American writer Kay Boyle. The short story is about the lives of some French prisoners of war who were missing their families and homes because of the never-ending war and their confinement in the prison labor camps of France. Kay Boyle highlights the sense of conflict between those whose eyes are open to the actual … [Read more...] about ‘Men’ by Kay Boyle: Short Story Analysis
‘Three Questions’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
'Three Questions’ was penned by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and published in 1885. Leo Tolstoy wrote the short story after he underwent a moral crisis in his life and then turned to a more ethical following of Christ’s teachings. The short story ‘Three Questions’ is a parabolic Christian short story or fable which discusses self-possession, self-determination, and … [Read more...] about ‘Three Questions’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tale of the Hijras’ by Abdul Jabbar: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tale of the Hijras’ by Indian writer Abdul Jabbar is a realistic short story set in 1969, bringing out the life of the transgender eunuchs of India derogatorily called ‘Hijras’. The correct term for the eunuchs of India is Kinnar which roughly translates to ‘transgender’, so they shall be referred to hereafter in this short story analysis as Kinnars. ‘Hijras’ is the common … [Read more...] about ‘A Tale of the Hijras’ by Abdul Jabbar: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ is a short story with a foreboding theme by the British author of biographies, detective fiction, history books, and short fiction, namely Antonia Fraser. Antonia Fraser is a famous public personality, and her full name is Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser. The word ‘Zeit’ means Time, and the Doctor Zeit mentioned here in this text is the Grim Reaper or ‘the … [Read more...] about ‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis