Lit Guides
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The Furnished Room | Summary and Analysis
The Furnished Room by O. Henry is a gripping tale about a young man, his relentless search for his beloved…
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Climbing My Grandfather | Summary and Analysis
Climbing My Grandfather | Analysis Climbing my Grandfather is a single-stanza poem written in first-person narrative. It depicts the narrator’s journey…
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What He Said There | Summary and Analysis
Chapter 1 of the book titled “What He Said There” by Sarah Vowell is dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and his…
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The Youngest Doll | Summary and Analysis
The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferre narrates a story of a woman who lost all prospects of marriage due to…
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Sin of Omission | Summary and Analysis
Sin of Omission , originally published in Spanish as “Pecado de omission” is a 1961 short story written by the…
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Translucent Jade | Summary and Analysis
Translucent Jade is a first-person free verse poem by Maureen Ten that deals with the themes of identity, belonging, tradition and change.…
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Neighbours | Summary and Analysis
Tim Winton’s short story “Neighbours” was first published in his collection titled Scission in 1985. As a part of Australian literature, the…
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The Boat | Summary and Analysis
The Boat by Alistair Macleod is a story of tragedy, revolving around the themes of duty, sacrifice, passion, and failed…
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The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World | Summary and Analysis
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a short story about how the existence of…
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The Book of Sand | Summary and Analysis
The short story, “The Book of Sand”, is written by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. This short story first appears…
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