Transcript: The Cask of Amontillado: The Consequences of an Absent Mind In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, a vengeful mason, Montressor, gets revenge on his arrogant enemy, Fortunato. Throughout the story, the reader can see how Montressor’s … Read more

    Transcript: The common saying that money is the route to all problems echoes throughout the award-winning short story “The Necklace” . Carefully crafted by the French writer Guy de Maupassant, “The Necklace” broadcasts the crude class structure in … Read more

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“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry takes place in New York in the early1900s during Christmas and is about a couple known as Della and Jim Dillingham Young who sacrificed their most treasured possessions for each other. They … Read more

In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman, the protagonist, Jane, suffers from postpartum depression. In a poor effort to improve her mental health, her physician husband, John, takes the liberty of prescribing a “rest cure.” They travel to a rural … Read more

  Script Written by legendary poet and short story author Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado” unfolds a devious revenge plot with a score to be settled and a vengeful narcissist ready to settle it. On a night of … Read more

Transcript Nobody truly knows what is true about war until they experience it. “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’Brien was published in his book “The Things They Carried” in 1990 which compiled all his famous short … Read more

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    Video Essay Script: O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi is about a couple hoping to purchase meaningful gifts for each other, giving up their valuables in the process. The story is set in New York during the early 1900s … Read more

(Disclaimer: It goes to a black screen for a couple minutes when it is over) Transcript: “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a short story published in 1981. The story is set in a middle-class home in the late 1970s that … Read more