Chapter Ⅰ Plot and Structure 1
O.Henry The Furnished Room 3
Margaret Atwood The Whirlpool Rapids 11
Chapter Ⅱ Character 20
James Joyce Araby 21
Alice Walker Everyday Use 29
Chapter Ⅲ Point of View 41
Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart 42
Katherine Mansfield Miss Brill 49
Chapter Ⅳ Setting 56
Amy Tan A Pair of Tickets 57
Cynthia Ozick The Shawl 79
Chapter Ⅴ Theme 87
Bernard Malamud The Jewbird 88
Gish Jen In the American Society 100
Chapter Ⅵ Symbolism and Allegory 119
Ann Beattie Janus 120
D.H.Lawrence The Rocking-Horse Winner 127
Chapter Ⅶ Language and Style 146
Ernest Hemingway A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 147
John Updike A＆P 154
Appendix Ⅰ How to Write about a Story? 163
Appendix Ⅱ Sample Essays: Analyzing James Joyce'Short Story"Araby" 166
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary of Literary Terms 181
Bibliography 185