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| "*" Denotes selections that are new to this edition | |
| Most chapters conclude with "Writing Assignment" and "Further Suggestions for Writing." | |
| Fiction | |
| Reading a Story | |
| Fable, Parable, and Tales | |
| The Appointment in Samarra | |
| The Fox and the Grapes | |
| The Camel and His Friends | |
| Independence | |
| Godfather Death | ... MORE |
| Plot | |
| The Short Story | |
| John Updike A & P. | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| John Updike on Writing, Why Write? | |
| Writing Critically | |
| What's The Plot? | |
| Point of View | |
| A Rose for Emily | |
| Interpreter of Maladies | |
| Sonny's Blues | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| Race and the African-American Writer | |
| Writing Critically | |
| How Point of View Shapes a Story | |
| Character | |
| The Jilting of Granny Weatherall | |
| Everyday Use | |
| Cathedral | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| Raymond Carver on Writing, Commonplace but Precise Language | |
| Writing Critically | |
| How Character Creates Action | |
| Writing Assignment | |
| Student Essay, Comparing Miss Emily and Miss Brill | |
| Setting | |
| The Storm | |
| Greasy Lake | |
| A Pair of Tickets | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| Setting the Voice | |
| Writing Critically | |
| How Time and Place Set a Story | |
| Tone and Style | |
| A Clean, Well-Lighted Place | |
| Barn Burning | |
| Irony | |
| Saboteur | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| The Direct Style | |
| Writing Critically | |
| Be Style Conscious | |
| Theme | |
| Dead Men's Path | |
| Luke 15: 11-32 | |
| The Parable of the Prodigal Son | |
| Writer's Perspective | |
| The Themes of Science Fiction | |
| Writing Critically | |
| Stating the Theme | |
| Symbol | |
| The Chrysanthemums | |
| The Lottery | |
| No One's a Mystery | |
| The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | |
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