‘The Pilgrimage’ by William Maxwell: Short Story Analysis ‘The Pilgrimage’ is a satirical modernist short story by American writer William Maxwell (better known in the USA as William Keepers Maxwell Jr.). This short story was penned by Maxwell in the year 1953 and satirized the way American tourists usually behave when they go on a holiday to a foreign locale, especially … [Read more...] about ‘The Pilgrimage’ by William Maxwell: Short Story Analysis
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‘Snowfall in Childhood’ by Ben Hecht: Short Story Analysis
‘Snowfall in Childhood’ by Ben Hecht: Short Story Analysis ‘Snowfall in Childhood’ is a modernist coming of age short story penned by American literary and film personality Ben Hecht. The short story was written in 1934, a year after Adolf Hitler was made Chancellor of Germany. The story is about a young American boy of thirteen who discovers love in the form of a young … [Read more...] about ‘Snowfall in Childhood’ by Ben Hecht: Short Story Analysis
‘After the Theatre’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘After the Theatre’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘After the Theatre’ is a late nineteenth-century short story penned by one of the greatest Russian short story writers, Anton Chekhov. The story was published in 1892 and is about the effect that an opera has on a suggestible and highly excitable young lady of sixteen years of age. The opera's name is ‘Yengeny … [Read more...] about ‘After the Theatre’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis ‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ is a parabolic short story penned by one of the greatest Russian writers of all time, Leo Tolstoy. The short story brings out the central meaning of self-sufficiency and people following a system similar to a very rustic or basic form of socialism. This form of socialism … [Read more...] about ‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis ‘The Postmaster’ is a story of rural Bengal penned by the Nobel prize-winning writer, Rabindranath Tagore. It is a sentimental piece about the love a young pre-teen girl had for a young postmaster who had come to work in the village of Ulapur. Rabindranath Tagore was a freedom fighter and is most remembered for … [Read more...] about ‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis