Kurt Vonnegut dreamed up a world where everyone was equal. After experiencing a post-WWII America involved in constant war and paranoia, he wanted a world full of pacifism and equality (Study.com). However, he also understood the dangers … Read more

In 2007, “I’d Love You to Want Me,” written by Viet Thanh Nguyen was published in Gulf Coast Magazine. Within this short story, Nguyen details the changing lives of a married couple as the husband’s progression of Alzheimer’s furthers. The … Read more

“Harrison Bergeron” is a science fiction dystopian short story by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science in October of 1961. The story takes place in 2081 CE in the United States where the government in … Read more

Nishad Kosaraju Paul Blom ENGL 105I April 21, 2021 Up for Interpretation “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez about a disheveled man with angel-like wings that appears in a couple’s yard. … Read more

  Regarded as one of the most important works of American feminist literature, “The Yellow Wallpaper” follows a woman’s descent into madness, as she falls victim to sexist oppression. Charlotte Perkins Gilman employs symbolism and imagery throughout her portrayal of … Read more

Published in 1843 in The Pioneer magazine, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” is a story on humanity’s struggles with their self-imposed moral laws and their external natural binds. The story revolves around Aylmer, a scientist obsessed with removing a red, hand-shaped … Read more

Mental illness is so often seen through a lens of misconception, defined by society as an issue expected to be hidden away from the rest of the world rather than being accepted within it. In her 1957 short story “Alicia,” … Read more

In 1968, famed Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez released short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” in the journal Casa de las Américas. The tale follows a couple living in a seaside village who encounters an incoherent winged … Read more

“Hills Like White Elephants” is a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway published in the magazine Transition. The story centers around two Americans in Spain waiting for their train buy beers and have a conversation that quickly turns into an … Read more

In 1843, Nathaniel Hawthorne published the short story, “The Birthmark” in The Pioneer magazine. The story details a journey of a scientist named Alymer who marries an incredibly beautiful woman, except despises the birthmark on her cheek—her one “imperfection”—and becomes … Read more