Short Story Review
CHARLES
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Lying
Laurie/Charles, Mom, Teacher
Man vs. Society
Home & School
Funny
THE SOUTHPAW
Theme:
Friendship / Gender bias in sports
Character: Janet, Richard
Conflict:
Man vs. Man
Setting:
Baseball Season
Mood:
Amusing
Plot:
A SECRET
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FOR TWO
Friendship
Pierre, Joseph (horse), Jacques (boss)
Man vs. Nature – Pierre vs. blindness
Montreal
Sentimental
THE FUN THEY HAD
Theme:
School needs human contact / hard copy books have advantages
Character: Tommy, Margie
Conflict:
Man vs. Society
Setting:
Future
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THE DINNER PARTY
Theme:
Men and women are of equal nerve
Character: The American, hostess
Conflict:
Man vs. Nature (snake) , Man vs. Man
Setting:
India
Mood:
Suspenseful
Plot:
THE MOUSTACHE
Theme:
Individuality
Character: Mike, Grandma
Conflict:
Man vs. Himself
Setting:
Nursing home
Mood:
Sad
Plot:
THE WAXWORK
Theme:
Imagination is strong
Character: Dr. Bourdette, Raymond Hewson
Conflict:
Man vs. Himself
Setting:
Wax museum/ Murder’s Den
Mood:
Suspenseful
Plot:
THE CEMETERY PATH
Theme:
Imagination is strong
Character: Ivan
Conflict:
Man vs. Himself
Setting:
Cemetery
Mood:
Suspenseful
Plot:
THE TELL
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TALE HEART
Guilt
Narrator (madman), old man with the weird eye, the police
Man vs. Himself
At the home of an elderly man, around midnight
Suspenseful
THE NECKLACE
Theme:
Jealousy
Character: Mr. & Mrs. Loisel, Madamme Forestier
Conflict:
Man vs. Himself
Setting:
France
Mood:
Sad and Serious
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