‘Belonging’ by Ben Okri: Short Story Analysis ‘Belonging’ by Nigerian writer Ben Okri is a story about ‘belonging to a community of people’. We have no choice in this matter. We are born to our families apparently without our own ‘consultation’. The symbolism is beautifully shown here by Okri as he is mistaken to be part of an Arab family. In reality, he belongs to a … [Read more...] about ‘Belonging’ by Ben Okri: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis
‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is one of the finest macabre stories in the whole world. Its author, Edgar Allan Poe, is an American writer from the nineteenth century and is credited by some to be the creator of the horror genre in fiction. His tales of the macabre are very remarkable. This story is considered a … [Read more...] about ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis
‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis
‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis ‘Howl’ is one of my favorite werewolf stories. I read the story for the first time in the year 2009 when I was in the last year of degree college. The author of this interesting and heartfelt werewolf short story is Alan Durant, a famous British author who writes for children, preteens, and teenagers. ‘Howl’ is the story of … [Read more...] about ‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis
‘The Rocks’ by O. V. Vijayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The Rocks’ by O. V. Vijayan: Short Story Analysis ‘The Rocks’ is a postmodernist magical realism story about two warriors. They were fighting a battle at a certain point in an Armageddon. One warrior’s name is Mrganga, the young father, while the other warrior is the North-East Indian or Chinese young mother called Tan Wan, of ‘the yellow skin’. They were the only two … [Read more...] about ‘The Rocks’ by O. V. Vijayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis
‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis ‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer is from his short story collection Cat O’Nine Tales which he wrote in connection with his prison sentence. He based this story on a real-life incident that he experienced or heard in London after his release. The allusion in the title of the story is to King … [Read more...] about ‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis