The Waltz

These are all tightly tied together. The setting of "The Waltz" is a dance—it is a location, a time, and an activity, all at once. The conflict is between the internal desires of the female main...

The main character of the story is the unnamed narrator, the protagonist. She is a young woman who is asked to dance by a man who is absurdly terrible at dancing. This man is the only other...

I think that a good thesis statement for the waltz would be: "The Waltz" is an allegorical tale that uses a seemingly simple dance by a couple to discuss the intricacies of 20th century...

That's a slippery question. The specific dance that the narrator is talking about (and suffering through) ends, but the story doesn't really conclude. Instead, it loops back to the beginning for a...

One way to interpret this story is to consider the waltz, the dance itself, as an allegory for marriage. The double voice of the story represents the speaker's social persona and her internal...

First and foremost, the narrator of "The Waltz" doesn't want to dance with anyone, not just the man she ends up dancing with. The main reason seems to be that she's in a fit of depression. She...

Do you mean, "what is an introduction to The Waltz?" I think that a good introduction to the book would be in talking about its themes. Some themes for The Waltz include conformity to social...

"The Waltz," is Parker's most re-published story, but I doubt you will find an on-line copy free. It is still under copyright and can't legally be put on-line. However, if you are close to a...