Giovannie Alvarez

Form 5

English B

Short Story Review

Contents
Blood Brothers by John Wickham................................................................................................................2
Berry by Langston Hughes...........................................................................................................................3
Mom Luby and the Social Worker by Kristin Hunter...................................................................................4
Blackout by Roger Mais...............................................................................................................................6
The Day the World Almost Came to An End by Pearl Crayton...................................................................7
The Two Grandmothers by Olive Senior......................................................................................................9
To Da-Duh, In Memoriam by Paul Marshall...............................................................................................11
The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream by Olive Senior.........................................................................................13
The Man of the House by Frank O’ Connor...............................................................................................14
Emma by Carolyn Cole...............................................................................................................................15
Overview of the themes present in all short stories..................................................................................16

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Blood Brothers by John Wickham

 
http://sittingbee.com/blood-brothers-john-wickham/ 
 
https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2017/03/2017-03-blood-brothers-by-john-wickham-analysis-html/ 
 
Easy analysis of Blood Brothers by John Wickham| CSEC short stories 
 

Themes  
Hate 
Discontent 
Connection 
Jealously 
Fear 
Independence 
Confidence  
Internal Conflict  
Love and Family Relationships  
 

Literary Devices  
Contrast 
Symbolism  
 
 
 
Related Short Stories 
 
 Emma 
 To Da-Duh, in Memoriam  

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Berry by Langston Hughes

Literary Analysis of Berry by Langston Hughes 

http://sittingbee.com/berry-langston-hughes/ 
 
https://newhelpnotes.blogspot.com/2017/08/what-is-summary-of-langston-hughes.html 

Themes  
Racism 
Appearance vs Reality  
Oppression  
Connection 
Dishonesty 
Greed 
Acceptance 
Responsibility  

 
Literary Devices  
Symbolism  
Irony 
 

The short story "Berry" is an example of satire, which is used to expose or criticize human vices, habits
or behavior through ridicule, humor, irony or exaggeration.   
 
 
Related Short Stories  
 
 Blood Brothers 
 Emma 
 To Da-Duh, in Memoriam  

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Mom Luby and the Social Worker by Kristin Hunter

Easy Analyisis of Kristin Hunter's Mom Luby and the social worker 

https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2016/12/2016-12-mom-luby-and-social-worker-by-kristin-html/ 
 
http://sittingbee.com/mom-luby-and-the-social-worker-kristin-hunter/ 
 
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-summary-story-mom-luby-social-worker-hunter-
728554 

Themes  
Welfare services  
Obstacles to assistance  
Illegal Activities 
A woman's challenge 
Beating the system 
Informal adoptions 
Racial issues 
Women the society 
Love 
Responsibility 
Kindness 
Bureaucracy 
Connection 
Innocence 
Change  
Love and Family Relationship 

Literary Devices  
Symbolism 
Contrast 
Satire 
Irony 

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Related Short Stories 
 
 The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream 
 Emma 
 The Day the World Almost Came to an End 

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Blackout by Roger Mais

http://contentdm64-srv.uwimona.edu.jm/cdm/ref/collection/RogerMS/id/2099 
 
Crash course on Black out by Roger Mais 

http://sittingbee.com/blackout-roger-mais/ 
 
http://ourliteratureclass.blogspot.com/2012/02/blackout-by-roger-mais.html 

Themes  
Respecting vs offending others 
Tolerance vs prejudice  
Equality  
Misunderstanding others 
Racism 
Relationships 
Effects of Colonialism  
Conflict 
Fear 
Race 
Class 
Pride 
Societal Views 

Literary Devices 
Irony  
Symbolism 
Contrast 

Related short stories 

 To Da-Duh in Memoriam  

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The Day the World Almost Came to An End by Pearl Crayton  

Pearl Crayton's The Day the World almost came to an end 

This video focuses on the themes 

Analysis of Pearl Crayton The Day the World almost came to an end 

https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2015/03/2015-03-the-day-world-almost-came-to-end-notes-html/ 
 
https://prezi.com/dioixhfph8q1/the-day-the-world-almost-came-to-an end/?
frame=ca5466eb7b9d7a183cfc919bfe2103c1702ce097 

http://sittingbee.com/the-day-the-world-almost-came-to-an-end-pearl-crayton/ 

Themes 
Innocence 
Freedom 
Fear 
Religion 
Insecurity 
Connection 
Independence 
Love and Family Relationship 
Childhood 

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Literary Devices 
Symbolism 
Contrast  

Related short stories 

 The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream  
 Blood Brothers 
 Berry  

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The Two Grandmothers by Olive Senior  

Olive Senior's The two grandmothers 

https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2015/03/2015-03-the-two-grandmothers-by-olive-senior-html/
#:~:text=Olive%20Senior%2C%20author%20of%20'The,was%20born%20in%20Trelawney%2C
%20Jamaica.&text=Grandma%20Dell%20is%20her%20'country,'pretty'%20skin%20and%20hair. 

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-summarize-two-grandmothers-by-olive-senior-671078 

http://sittingbee.com/the-two-grandmothers-olive-senior/ 

Themes  
Racial Prejudice 
Social Prejudice 
Love and Family Relationships 
Women in Society 
Innocence vs Loss of Innocence  
Hypocrisy  
Tradition 
Modernity 
Culture clash  
Identity 
Change 
Independence  
Connection 
Materialism 
Insecurity 
Coming of Age  

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 Literary Devices  
Irony  
Contrast 

Related short stories: 

 Emma 
 To Da-duh in Memoriam  

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To Da-Duh, In Memoriam by Paul Marshall

To Da duh, in Memoriam by Paule Marshall - Quick overview 

Quick analysis of Paule Marshall's To da duh in memoriam 

To Da Duh In Memoriam 

http://sittingbee.com/to-da-duh-in-memoriam-paule-marshall/ 
 
https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2015/03/2015-03-to-da-duh-in-memoriam-by-paule-marshall-html/ 

Themes  
Rivalry 
Passage of Time and Generations  
Rural and Urban Worlds 
Slavery and Colonization  
Race 
Love and Family Relationship 
Gender Issues 
Conflict 
Connection 
Confidence 
Change 
Acceptance  
Pride 

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 Literary Devices  
Contrast 
Symbolism  
Imagery 
Irony  

Related short stories 

 Emma 
 The Two Grandmothers  
 Berry 
 Blackout 

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The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream by Olive Senior

The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream by Olive Senior 

https://prezi.com/oa7z7ray227e/the-boy-who-loved-ice-cream/?
frame=bef0418ca9cd965ce95751b2636503a6191ae728 

http://sittingbee.com/the-boy-who-loved-ice-cream-olive-senior/ 

Themes  
Jealously 
Desire 
Coming of Age  
Insecurity 
Innocence 
Control 
Change 
Conflict  

Literary Devices  
Imagery 
Symbolism 
Sympathetic Mood 
Simile  

 
Related Short Stories 
 Blood Brothers  
 The Two Grandmothers 
 Emma  
 The Man of the House  

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The Man of the House by Frank O’ Connor

Frank O'Connor's The Man of the House - short analysis 

http://sittingbee.com/the-man-of-the-house-frank-oconnor/ 

https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2015/03/2015-03-man-of-house-by-frank-oconnor-html/ 

Themes  
The strength of women 
Economic hardship 
Innocence 
Temptation 
Guilt 
Responsibility 
Control 
Resilience  
Redemption 
Acceptance  
Love and Family Relationships

 
Literary Devices  
Symbolism 
Allusion  
Imagery  

Related Short Stories 

 Emma  
 Mom Luby and the Social Worker  
 The Two Grandmothers 
 To Da-Duh, in Memoriam  
 Blood Brothers

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Emma by Carolyn Cole

How to analyse Carolyn Cole's Emma 

http://sittingbee.com/emma-carolyn-cole/ 
 
https://csecenglishmadeeasy.com/2016/06/2016-06-analysis-of-emma-by-carolyn-cole-html/ 
 

Themes  
Innocence 
Love and Family Relationship 
Friends 
Connection  
Independence 
Infidelity 
Desire 
Change 
Respect and the lack of respect 
Growing up 
Jealously 
Loss of Innocence (Coming of age) 
 

Literary Devices  
Symbol 
Contrast 
 

Related Short Stories 

 The Day the World Almost Came to an End 
 The Boy Who Loved Ice Cream 
 The Two Grandmothers 
 The Man of the House  
 

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Overview of the themes present in all short stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bx0IZUNLao

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