‘Dayblood’ by Roger Zelazny: Short Story Analysis Roger Zelazny wrote ‘Dayblood’ in the year 1984. It’s a story about a man who to his victims is known as Wayne but to his comrade-at-arms, he is known as Werdeth. His job is to protect vampires and the ecosystem of vampires. The story is well written, suspenseful, and has a breathtaking climax which leaves the readers … [Read more...] about ‘Dayblood’ by Roger Zelazny: Short Story Analysis
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‘Count Dracula’ by Woody Allen: Short Story Analysis
‘Count Dracula’ by Woody Allen: Short Story Analysis Woody Allen’s short story ‘Count Dracula’ appeared in his short story collection titled ‘Getting Even’ in the year 1971. This short story describes a rather comical version of the Count when he accidentally gets caught in broad daylight at his friend’s house. The first paragraph of the story reads like a general idea … [Read more...] about ‘Count Dracula’ by Woody Allen: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis The first time I read this short story was in the year 2009. It was one of the shortest of short stories that I had ever read about the paranormal and is an excerpt from Charles Dickens' early work The Pickwick Papers. ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ is a sort of jocular trick Charles Dickens plays on the … [Read more...] about ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis
‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis
‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis ‘The Silent Sisters’ is a very touching story about how two Jewish women living in a lower-middle-class environment in London remain ‘silent’ until the end. Yet, in their silence was a testament to faithfulness to old oaths, distances between people in the family which cannot be breached by time, or … [Read more...] about ‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis
‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis
‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis We remember George Gissing because of his most famous work New Grub Street. I especially think of him as a writer who blends hard work with misery in his written works. He was a man who had faced hardships, and this is shown clearly in this short story which to me is more of a character sketch, as my … [Read more...] about ‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis