Chapter ⅠPlot and Structure O. HenryThe Furnished Room Margaret AtwoodThe Whirlpool Rapids
Chapter ⅡCharacter James JoyceAraby Alice WalkerEveryday Use
Chapter ⅢPoint of View Edgar Allan PoeThe TellTale Heart Katherine MansfieldMiss Brill
Chapter ⅣSetting Amy TanA Pair of Tickets Cynthia OzickThe Shawl
Chapter ⅤTheme Bernard MalamudThe Jewbird Gish JenIn the American Society
Chapter ⅥSymbolism and Allegory Ann BeattieJanus D. H. LawrenceThe RockingHorse Winner
Chapter ⅦLanguage and Style Ernest HemingwayA Clean, WellLighted Place John UpdikeA & P Appendix IHow to Write about a Story? Appendix IISample Essays: Analyzing James Joyce’s Short Story “Araby” Appendix IIIGlossary of Literary Terms