‘Children are Bored on Sunday’ by Jean Stafford: Short Story Analysis ‘Children are Bored on Sunday’ is the modernist realistic short story penned by American novelist, short story writer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Jean Stafford. It narrates how two young people Emma and Alfred, the former a novice in everything intellectual and the latter a real intellectual, … [Read more...] about ‘Children are Bored on Sunday’ by Jean Stafford: Short Story Analysis
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‘To Obama, With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair’ by Jeanne Marie Laskas: Book Review
‘To Obama, With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair’ by Jeanne Marie Laskas: Book Review ‘To Obama’ is a motivational and deeply moving non-fiction book about how President Obama made it a practice to read ten letters before ending his day. President Barack Obama used to receive around ten thousand messages from concerned USA citizens every day. He made it a compulsory pattern to … [Read more...] about ‘To Obama, With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair’ by Jeanne Marie Laskas: Book Review
‘The Tryst’ by Joyce Carol Oates: Short Story Analysis
‘The Tryst’ by Joyce Carol Oates: Short Story Analysis ‘The Tryst’ is a post-modernist short story by highly acclaimed American writer, educationist, and winner of numerous awards, Joyce Carol Oates. ‘The Tryst’, which means keeping a private romantic rendezvous between lovers, is an ‘edge of your seat’ short story about two lovers, Annie and John. They misunderstand each … [Read more...] about ‘The Tryst’ by Joyce Carol Oates: Short Story Analysis
‘The Pilgrimage’ by William Maxwell: Short Story Analysis
‘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
‘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