Short Stories What does it take to survive?
Short Story Introduction
Shortest Story Written or "A Woman Alone with her Soul" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"Great sport, hunting."
"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.
"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."
"The Most Dangerous Game" Analysis Questions
Short Story Introduction
Shortest Story Written or "A Woman Alone with her Soul" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"Great sport, hunting."
"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.
"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."
"The Most Dangerous Game" Analysis Questions
"The Man Who Had No Eyes" By Mackinlay Kantor
"And, thought Mr. Parsons, he was very glad to be alive. A few years ago he had been little more than a skilled laborer; how he was successful, respected, admired. . .Insurance. . .And he had done it alone, unaided, struggling beneath handicaps. . .and he was still young."
"The Man Who Had No Eyes" Analysis Questions & Activities
"And, thought Mr. Parsons, he was very glad to be alive. A few years ago he had been little more than a skilled laborer; how he was successful, respected, admired. . .Insurance. . .And he had done it alone, unaided, struggling beneath handicaps. . .and he was still young."
"The Man Who Had No Eyes" Analysis Questions & Activities
"Button, Button" by Richard Matheson
"Inside the carton was a push-button unit fastened to a small wooden box. A glass dome covered the button. Norma tried to lift it off, but it was locked in place. She turned the unit over and saw a folded piece of paper Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: 'Mr. Steward will call on you at eight p.m.'"
"Button, Button" Analysis Questions
"Inside the carton was a push-button unit fastened to a small wooden box. A glass dome covered the button. Norma tried to lift it off, but it was locked in place. She turned the unit over and saw a folded piece of paper Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: 'Mr. Steward will call on you at eight p.m.'"
"Button, Button" Analysis Questions
"Hunger" by Richard Wright
"Hunger stole upon me so slowly that at first I was not aware of what hunger really meant. Hunger had always been more or less at my elbow when I played, but now I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gauntly."
"Hunger" Analysis Questions
"Hunger stole upon me so slowly that at first I was not aware of what hunger really meant. Hunger had always been more or less at my elbow when I played, but now I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gauntly."
"Hunger" Analysis Questions
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box."
"The Lottery" Analysis Questions
"The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box."
"The Lottery" Analysis Questions
"August Heat" by W. F. Harvey
"I have had what I believe to be the most remarkable day in my life, and while the events are still fresh in my mind, I wish to put them down on paper as clearly as possible."
"August Heat" Analysis Questions
"I have had what I believe to be the most remarkable day in my life, and while the events are still fresh in my mind, I wish to put them down on paper as clearly as possible."
"August Heat" Analysis Questions