Silas The Good by H.E. Bates — Review

The short story “Silas The Good” by H.E. Bates told about a meeting of two people: uncle Silas and an unknown lady. It happened in the graveyard where uncle Silas worked.

There are two interpretations of the story. According to the first version, the main idea is the irony of the narrator in terms of a naive lady. The second interpretation is based on the importance of sincerity in communication between people.

Readers can decide what is the moral of the narration after reading this very short story.




Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.vma.is/static/files/enska/Bokmenntir/Short%20Stories/SilastheGood_Bates.pdf

Marriage Is a Private Affair by Chinua Achebe — Review

The short story “Marriage Is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe is about a moral dilemma that many people face. In this story, the attitudes of a father and his son toward marriage are very different.

The author displays his opinion about making the right choices in the title. Nevertheless, readers might have another opinion about the conflict. Parents often expect that their children don’t disobey them.



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A Visit of Charity by Eudora Welty -- Review

The plot of the story "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty consists of only one scene: a teenage girl visits the Old Ladies' Home as an obligation for school duties. The dialog between her and two old ladies scares her but she easily forgets about it after she leaves the house.

Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://literaryfictions.com/fiction-1/a-visit-of-charity/

Where was Wych Street? By Stacy Aumonier — Review

The short story “Where was Wych Street?” by Stacy Aumonier belongs to the genre of social satire. The narrator exaggerates this feature of human nature to dispute objects which the reader can consider as non-essential.

The story also describes typical relationships in the local community: people discuss their neighbours, local infrastructure and so on.



This is the link to the text of the story:

https://shortstoriesshort.com/story/where-was-wych-street/