Short story

draws have been published since her death. She is still a legend for the planet. In 1980, the first film telling Marylin’s story was made by Jack Arnold and John Flynn, « Marylin, the untold story ». It was a dramatic biography of her short life. The actress who played M.M. was Catherine Hicks. Then, another movie was shooted many years later. In 2001, Joyce Chopra turned a short film called « Blonde » a tragical biography of the famous star, which was mixed with real events of her life. No more films

He worked at Stanford University but never graduated. In 1925, he went to New York, where he tried for a few years to establish himself as a free-lance (independant) writer, but he failed and returned to California. After publishing some novels and short stories, Steinbeck became more famous with Tortilat Flat published in1935 a series of humorous stories about Monterey. Steinbeck's novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour. After the crude

settings and characters. The Pastures of Heaven (1932) contains a series of closely linked tales about residents of California. To a God Unknown (1933) relates a mystical story of self-sacrifice and is one of Steinbeck's strongest statements about the relationship between people and the land. The Long Valley (1938) is a collection of short stories, among them "The Red Pony," which chronicles the initiation of a ranch boy, Jody Tiflin, into manhood. Artistic Success Steinbeck's first popular success was

A PSYCHOANALYSIS STUDY IN JOHN STEINBECK’S THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS What makes a short story interesting is when the readers are persuaded to know exactly about the certain element of a fiction such as characters and certain symbols. Here, in John Steinbeck’s short story titled The Chrysanthemums, we are offered by such interesting element. The main character in John Steinbeck’s The Chrysanthemums is a woman named Elisa Allen who lost her happiness, frustrated her marital life and being barred from doing

We can see that on the top of the letter, where it is written "To: "Eben" or "Isola" or Any Member of a Book Society on Guernsey". We learn from the beginning, the end of the story ( l. 2 ) : this is an analepsis. Perhaps that Remy doesn't want any nasty surprises for readers, they don't discover in the middle of the story. Then, the sender is Remy Giraud, but the letter was written by Sister Cecile Touvier ( l. 20 ) because her english is so poor, so the Sister write for her. Remy Giraud explains

enjoyed horseback riding and seemed to be quite the tomboy. During her life, she took enjoyment in many careers. Willa worked as editor, journalist, and chronicler of pioneer days in Western America and writer of fiction. Willa’s work is mixed with the story of people and their development in history including their opinions of personal life, the drama of the immigrant arriving in a new world and the views of personal passion in art. Willa wrote with self-expression and grandeur in an original narrative

Than Kicks” is a collection of short stories, which was published by Samuel Beckett in 1934. We are going to study an excerpt of one of these short stories called “Dante And The Lobster”. More precisely this excerpt seems to be the end of that novella. Therefore we can attach importance to this part of the short story because the outcome of a story generally allows the reader to discover the aim of the author and it highlights the sense of the text. After a short journey thru the streets, the main

re-telling the fact is present. This the principal purpose of this short essay.Through the works of some artists we are going to try to examine and discuss the ethical issues involved in the re-telling of actual events. The first part is links to the works of the French artist Christian Boltanski.Indeed all his work is about collective memory.On really serious subject such as the war and the holocaust. About mixing his story with the History.This could be really perilous if not done carrefully

Tell the women we’re going 1. Summary « Tell the woman we’re going » is the ninth short story in short cuts. It tells the story of two very good old friends, Jerry and Bill. They do things together and share everything ( even the girls) all along their school years. Then Jerry gets married to a woman named Carol and Bill does the same with Linda. The two couples get on well, they regurarlly see each others at jerry’s house. Once, during a barbecue at jerry’s, the two men decide to go for a run

Hills Like White Elephants 1. Hills Like White Elephants – Ernest Hemingway 2. This story takes place in Spain, in the mid-1920s in a train station 3. Jig : The woman who is traveling in Europe with the American. The American : The man traveling with Jig, the author does not mention whether they are married of single but we can guess that they are girlfriend and boyfriend 4. This is the story of a man and a woman who are drinking at the station while waiting the train. They are talking