10 LIT - THINGS TO CONSIDER IN RELATION TO YOUR CHOSEN SHORT STORY

“The Fly” “Manhood”

 Dealing with loss and grief  Representations of masculinity
 Family relationships  Family relationships
 Ageing (particularly father-son)
 Setting helping to reveal  Living up to other people’s
character expectations
 Symbolism  Secrets

“The Actual Thing” “Something of Value”

 Ageing  Representations of culture
 Contemplation of death  Family relationships
 Family relationships  Generational change
 Symbolism  Symbolism

“Flight” “Sweetness”
 Family relationships  Representations of race
 Symbolism  Mother-daughter relationships
 Letting go  Narrative perspective / voice
 Love (romantic and familial)

“Winter Garden” “My Father’s Axe”

“A Domestic Dilemma” “Through the Tunnel”