Analyzing Short Stories has been used successfully in Freshman College English classes for more than 30 years. It is the perfect starting point for students to begin their study of literature. The short story is used as the introductory vehicle for teaching the basic literary components and learning the process of analysis and evaluation. Every story in the accompanying anthology has the same structure and elements: a conflict, characters, a setting, a plot, a point of view, an emphasis on language, and a clear, distinctive tone of voice. The book works because it presents these elements in a clear and direct manner so that students can easily learn to apply them to the production of an analytical paper about a short story.
