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 Lage 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' s Short Story "Araby"
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary of Literary Terms
Bibliography