‘An Honest Thief’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of the few writers who are credited to have been early existentialists. This is obvious in the author’s books and short stories including this one. ‘An Honest Thief’ shows Dostoevsky’s in-depth knowledge of psychology as well as the mental, social, cultural and political condition of … [Read more...] about ‘An Honest Thief’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
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‘B. Wordsworth’ by V. S. Naipaul: Short Story Analysis
‘B. Wordsworth’ by V. S. Naipaul: Short Story Analysis The ‘B’ in the name ‘B. Wordsworth’ stands for ‘Black’. V. S. Naipaul in this short story from the book ‘Miguel Street’ narrates a tale with a lot of sexual overtones about a poet who had the same name as the European William Wordsworth or, in the story’s case, ‘White Wordsworth’ but called himself the ‘Black … [Read more...] about ‘B. Wordsworth’ by V. S. Naipaul: Short Story Analysis
‘The Luncheon’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis
‘The Luncheon’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis This is a reflective and humorous story by the author William Somerset Maugham about the incorrigible behavior of a middle-aged women out to eat up his meagre earnings as a writer. She does so by making him invite her to luncheon at the Foyot’s restaurant in Paris and eating sumptuously while the author … [Read more...] about ‘The Luncheon’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis
‘The Model Millionaire’ by Oscar Wilde: Short Story Analysis
‘The Model Millionaire’ by Oscar Wilde: Short Story Analysis ‘The Model Millionaire’ begins in Oscar Wilde’s usual witty yet thought-provoking way. Wilde has this natural ability to coin intellectually very commendable and humorous phrases which we find in all his other works as well. This story starts with the strong affirmation that it is no use being charming if one … [Read more...] about ‘The Model Millionaire’ by Oscar Wilde: Short Story Analysis
‘The Amir’s Homily’ by Rudyard Kipling: Short Story Analysis
‘The Amir’s Homily’ by Rudyard Kipling: Short Story Analysis ‘The Amir’s Homily’ is penned by Rudyard Kipling in his typical ‘the white man’s burden’ style, painting a very oriental side to life in Afghanistan under the reign of His royal highness Abdur Rahman, the Amir of Afghanistan. But Abdur Rahman, known as the ‘Iron Amir’ of Afghanistan, may have also through his … [Read more...] about ‘The Amir’s Homily’ by Rudyard Kipling: Short Story Analysis