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The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques.
“Blindfold” is a work of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates originally published in Southern Review (Spring 1972) and first collected in The Goddess and Other Women (1974) by Vanguard Press. [ 1 ]
According to Ellison, the short story is a warning about "the misuse of technology" (especially military technology), [12] and its ending is intended to represent how there is "a spark of humanity in us, that in the last, final, most excruciating moment, will do the unspeakable in the name of kindness", even sacrificing oneself for others' sake ...
A plot device is a means of advancing the plot in a story. It is often used to motivate characters, create urgency, or resolve a difficulty. This can be contrasted with moving a story forward with dramatic technique; that is, by making things happen because characters take action for well-developed reasons.
A number of short narratives, presented in italics, begin to interrupt the story: the narrators are mainly Matthew's five children recalling an unfolding crisis that begins with his unexpected early arrival home that afternoon. Matthew informs the administrative assistant that he is feeling ill and must go home.
"The Monkey" is a 1980 horror short story by Stephen King featuring a cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy. The story was first published as a booklet included in Gallery magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection Skeleton Crew in 1985. "The Monkey" was nominated for a British Fantasy Award for best short ...
The plot essentially retells the short story in a semi-autobiographical manner, with Poe himself undergoing a series of events involving a black cat which he used to inspire the story of the same name. In 2012, Big Fish Games released a point and click mystery game loosely based on the story called Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat: Dark Tales [14]
The adaptation features the original text of the short story, accompanied by art by Walt Simonson. [1] Publisher IDW rereleased the story in a portfolio edition shot from the original art in 2014. [2] [3] A twelve-minute Dollar Baby short film, The Lawnmower Man: A Suburban Nightmare, was released in 1987.