Silent Snow, Secret Snow Group at eNotes

I think only the author can answer this question. The story is about a...

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:51:07 PST

I think only the author can answer this question. The story is about a young boy's desire to escape the real world and live in a snow-covered world, where everything is clean. I have not read the story, but I have seen Rod Serling's televised version on the old series "Night Gallery." According to critics, the boy is "descending into madness," even schizophrenia. In Serling's version, it seems like he is just eager to escape reality. So could...

Story Origin

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:00:22 PST

It has been said that every short story begins as a question in the author's mind. Assuming this is true, which question led him to write "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"?

This story was originally published in a book titled "The Collected...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:10:11 PST

This story was originally published in a book titled "The Collected Stories of Conrad Aiken" in 1934. That book is now out of print, but you may be able to find a used copy at Amazon or Alibris or another bookseller. This story has been adapted into a play, which is available at Amazon, and it was used for an episode of the old "Night Gallery" series in the 1970s; this series was produced and presented by Rod Serling,...

Where can I get the text for the short story "Silent Snow, Secret...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:31:04 PST

Where can I get the text for the short story "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"?

It's a story of a young man who increasingly distances himself from...

Mon, 5 May 2008 08:50:45 PST

It's a story of a young man who increasingly distances himself from reality. He does this by falling deeper and deeper into a world within himself. An imaginary world of snow. If you were to psycho analyze the main charactor you could say he may be autistic. A person with mild austism feels a deep desire to distance him or herself from authority figures. The young by in this story does this by only see what he wants to see, that...

What is the plot of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"?

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:20:49 PST

What is the plot of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"?