The Table by William Trevor - Review

The epigraph to this story “The Table” by William Trevor might be: business first. The main character is a furniture dealer. He finds an antique table for sale in a newspaper he makes money for himself.

The story is written in the genre of irony of people who know how to make money out of nothing.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/william-trevor/p,8,65597-the_collected_stories_read.html

Birthmark by Mikhail Sholokhov — Review

This is a story about the fate of the heroes, about a young commander, a young man tired and matured from life on the march, about an ataman - an “old wolf” who has seen hard times.

The story little by little leads us to the finale. Here people are on opposite sides of Civil War after the Russian Revolution.

Despite the tragedy of the story "Birthmark", reading the syllable of the work is ecstasy! How many forgotten, thrown out of everyday life, how many unexpected, but at the same time understandable and fascinating words, comparisons, adjectives, in the end.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://sovlit.net/birthmark/

The War of the Wall by Toni Cade Bambara — Review

The short story “The War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara is dedicated to kids' impressions about graffiti - big painting on the wall.

The story includes social part - it shows the beauty of good deels for society.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.cbsd.org/cms/lib/PA01916442/Centricity/Domain/1670/War_of_the_Wall.pdf

“The Social Sense” by William Somerset Maugham — Review

The most well-mannered people have a so-called “The Social Sense” - when you have to behave not as you want, but as is expected in a cultural society.

There is no way to do this without lying. It is how Maugham’s story begins. The narrator is invited to visit and he is forced to go because of a sense of decency.

This phenomenon is represented in the plot of the story.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
http://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/maughamws-completeshortstories02/maughamws-completeshortstories02-00-h.html#thesocialsense

The Rocket Man by Ray Bradbury — Review

The purpose of the short story “The Rocket Man” by Ray Bradbury is to show that people are always faced with a choice. What will a person choose: a family or a job?

This story will be relevant at all times. Every person asks such questions during his life and decides for himself what to do.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://royallib.com/read/bredberi_rey/The_Rocket_Man.html?ysclid=lm28ifqib1580209130#0