Contents
Introduction1
Part One Elements of Fiction3
Chapter One Plot4
Paul抯 Case6
Chapter Two Setting25
A Rose for Emily27
Chapter Three Character36
A Good Man Is Hard to Find38
Chapter Four Point of View56
Reunion58
Chapter Five Theme64
A Dill Pickle66
Chapter Six Style and Tone75
The Rocking-Horse Winner78
Chapter Seven Symbolism93
Hills like White Elephants95
Part Two Critical Approaches102
Chapter Eight Historical and Biographical Approaches104
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn106
Chapter Nine The Formalist Approach130
The Mark on the Wall133
Chapter Ten The Psychoanalytic Approach142
David Copperfield145
Chapter Eleven The Mythological Approach171
The Story of an Hour174
Chapter Twelve Gender Studies179
Rip Van Winkle183
Chapter Thirteen Reader-response Criticism200
Haircut202
Chapter Fourteen Cultural Studies214
Heart of Darkness218
