Classic American Short Stories Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Classic American Short Stories Group at eNotes. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:33:50 en-us <![CDATA[So are you talking about the very short story by this title, written by...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:33:50 PST <![CDATA[Be truthful to your inner goddess!]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:09 PST <![CDATA[In 'High and Lifted Up'what is the moral lesson?]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/high-lifted-upwhat-moral-lesson-124647 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:03:33 PST <![CDATA[  The way that O'Brien describes what the men carry have both literal...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:08:44 PST <![CDATA[yes,it is very true that 'the address'is a story of human predicaments...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:33:22 PST <![CDATA[i too am searching the answer of this question]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:16:51 PST <![CDATA[O'Brien's descriptions of what the soldiers carry in Vietnam are part of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:37:58 PST <![CDATA[In "The Things They Carried," why does O'Brien move back and forth...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/things-they-carry-why-does-obrien-move-back-forth-88393 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:19:24 PST <![CDATA[Short story about a man traveling through the mountains (Europe?). That...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/short-story-about-man-traveling-through-mountains-80651 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/short-story-about-man-traveling-through-mountains-80651 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:49:04 PST <![CDATA[This quote is used in the very first paragraph of the story.  It...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-meaning-sabbath-lull-short-story-outcasts-71167 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-meaning-sabbath-lull-short-story-outcasts-71167 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:53:26 PST <![CDATA[What is the meaning of a "Sabbath lull" in the short story The Outcasts...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-meaning-sabbath-lull-short-story-outcasts-71167 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-meaning-sabbath-lull-short-story-outcasts-71167 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:27:16 PST <![CDATA[The lesson of the story concerns the true meaning of love and its value....]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-moral-lesson-story-gift-magi-63917 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-moral-lesson-story-gift-magi-63917 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:26:30 PST <![CDATA[In "The Gift of the Magi," what is the moral lesson of the story?  ]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-moral-lesson-story-gift-magi-63917 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-moral-lesson-story-gift-magi-63917 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:16:30 PST <![CDATA[short story "A Party Down at the Square" does narrator and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/short-story-quot-party-down-square-quot-does-58739 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/short-story-quot-party-down-square-quot-does-58739 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:24:42 PST <![CDATA[this story is a piognant account of a daughter who goes in search of her...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:06:22 PST <![CDATA[The diction used in the story is inflated—falsely elevated—so as to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/mark-twains-luck-what-sort-dicion-does-he-use-28271 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/mark-twains-luck-what-sort-dicion-does-he-use-28271 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:27:02 PST <![CDATA[' The Address ' is the story of human predicaments that follows...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/address-story-human-predicaments-that-follows-war-28755 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:53:29 PST <![CDATA[In Mark Twain's story "Luck" what sort of diction does he use?]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/mark-twains-luck-what-sort-dicion-does-he-use-28271 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/mark-twains-luck-what-sort-dicion-does-he-use-28271 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 08:54:42 PST <![CDATA[Although ostensibly a very sad story about loss and regret emanating...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:09:41 PST <![CDATA[What is the message of the short story "The Address" by Marga...]]> http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 http://www.enotes.com/classic-american-short-stories/q-and-a/what-message-short-story-quot-address-quot-by-27523 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:36:05 PST