Understanding Short Fiction Videos

Literature: Literature As Art: Understanding Short Fiction Video Collection

Use our 6 online educational video titles to develop a thorough understanding of short fiction by examining the ways in which a writer uses setting, tone, character, plot, and mood to convey the theme of a literary work. Examine how special elements, such as point of view and imagery, are applied to this art form through the example of "A&P," a short story by John Updike. Compare the distinctive writing techniques of such noted authors as Stephen Crane, Henry James, Katherine Anne Porter, Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, and Ernest Hemingway.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the development of the American short story, beginning with the works of Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe
• Examine how American short stories published after the Civil War began to reflect the inclusion of realistic detail and the mirroring of the historical, social, and intellectual aspects of the time during which the authors lived
• Survey the subjects and themes explored in the works of contemporary American short-story writers
• Gain insight to an author's skilful development of character, plot, setting, theme, tone, and point of view in a work of short fiction through a study of John Updike's short story "A & P"

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