Part IElements of the Short Story
Unit 1Setting
The Three Strangers
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
Unit 2Character
The Gardener
Dry September
Unit 3Plot
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Winter Dreams
Unit 4Point of View
The Story of an Hour
A Rose for Emily
Unit 5Telling and Showing
The Killers
Barn Burning
Unit 6Stream of Consciousness
The Mark on the Wall
Unit 7Language and Style
Araby
A Hunger Artist
Unit 8Atmosphere
The SignalMan
Miss Brill
Unit 9Irony and Humor
The Lottery
Luck
Unit 10Symbol
The Shadow in the Rose Garden
A Woman on a Roof
Unit 11Theme
The Celestial Omnibus
The Bet
Part IIComprehensive Reading and Interpretation
Unit 12The Minister’s Black Veil: A Parable
Unit 13Markheim
Unit 14The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Unit 15The Chrysanthemums
Unit 16The Magic Barrel
Unit 17A & P
Unit 18Everyday Use
Unit 19Yellow Woman
Unit 20In the American Society
Unit 21Puppy
Appendix
Bibliography