Chapter Ⅰ Plot and Structure

O.Henry The Furnished Room

Margaret Atwood The Whirlpool Rapids

Chapter Ⅱ Character

James Joyce Araby

Alice Walker Everyday Use

Chapter Ⅲ Point of View

Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart

Katherine Mansfield Miss Brill

Chapter Ⅳ Setting

Amy Tan A Pair of Tickets

Cynthia Ozick The Shawl

Chapter Ⅴ Theme

Bernard Malamud The Jewbird

Gish Jen In the American Society

Chapter Ⅵ Symbolism and Allegory

Ann Beattie Janus

D.H.Lawrence The Rocking-Horse Winner

Chapter Ⅶ Language and Style

Ernest Hemingway A Clean,Well-Lighted Place

John Updike A＆P

Appendix Ⅰ How to Write about a Story?

Appendix Ⅱ Sample Essays: Analyzing James Joyce'Short Story"Araby"

Appendix Ⅲ Glossary of Literary Terms

Bibliography