English 102 (Writing About Literature) Research Guide: Mira Foote - Short Story Essay
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Shiloh
Search tips
- Read the Short Stories for Students overview, especially the "Themes" section
- Search Gale Literature Resource Center - type in Shiloh
- Sometimes the titles of literary criticism articles are vague, so click the headline and read the first paragraph to get an idea what it's about!
Search terms to try
Rural Kentucky
Working class in literature
Rural conditions in literature
Southern States -- social conditions
Cultural change and the American South
Sources for "Shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Mason
- "Shiloh" Overview and CriticismShort Stories for Students (21 pages)
- Disruption of the Traditional View of the Southern Past in Bobbie Ann Mason’s ‘Shiloh’Moralejo-Gárate, Teresa. "Disruption of the Traditional View of the Southern Past in Bobbie Ann Mason’s ‘Shiloh’." Short Story Criticism, edited by Catherine C. DiMercurio, vol. 271, Gale, 2019. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420126531/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=78ece230. Originally published in Journal of American Studies of Turkey, vol. 10, 1999, pp. 49-58.
The Things They Carried
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- Read the Short Stories for Students overview, especially the "Themes" section
- Search Gale Literature Resource Center - type in Things They Carried
- Sometimes the titles of literary criticism articles are vague, so click the headline and read the first paragraph to get an idea what it's about!
Sources for "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
- "The Things They Carried" Overview and CriticismShort Stories for Students (19 pages)
- Tim O'Brien's "Bad" Vietnam War: The Things They Carried & Its Historical PerspectiveMahini, Ramtin Noor-Tehrani "Noor", et al. "Tim O'Brien's 'Bad' Vietnam War: The Things They Carried & Its Historical Perspective." Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol. 8, no. 10, Oct. 2018, pp. 1283+. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A561289247/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=e7a73685.
- The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam WarBlack, George. “The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War. (Cover Story).” Nation, vol. 300, no. 11, Mar. 2015, pp. 12–26. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=101164499&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Legacy of a War: The American Soldier in Vietnam by Call Number: E-book; click title for accessPublication Date: 2015A survey examines American attitudes toward the Vietnam War and the experiences and ideas that turned most people against the war.
Databases
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowAuthor biographies and literary criticism. See Welcome box for advanced searching features.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus This link opens in a new windowUse basic author/title searches as with Gale eBooks.
- Salem Literature This link opens in a new windowCritical insights & surveys on authors, films, themes, & works
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowSee our "Finding a Periodical Article" tutorial for more information on searching Academic Search Premier.
- Short Stories for StudentsSearch this to find overviews, criticism, and analysis of famous and popular short stories.
- ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new windowDiverse collection of over 200,000 electronic books.
Using Literature Resource Center
When searching Literature Resource Center, click on the Advanced Search link beneath the search box.
Then, click on Works Search.
Enter the name of your short story into the Works Search box.
Finally, select your title.
A Rose for Emily
Search tips
- Read the Short Stories for Students overview, especially the "Themes" section
- Search Gale Literature Resource Center - type in Rose for Emily
- Sometimes the titles of literary criticism articles are vague, so click the headline and read the first paragraph to get an idea what it's about!
Sources for "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
- "A Rose for Emily" Overview and CriticismShort Stories for Students (21 pages)
- "A Rose for Emily" critical essaySkei, Hans H. "A Rose for Emily." Short Story Criticism, edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau, vol. 200, Gale, 2014. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420118200/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=78cf2ab5. Originally published in Reading Faulkner’s Best Short Stories, U of South Carolina P, 1999, pp. 151-164.
The Confederate Belle by Call Number: E-book; click title for accessPublication Date: 2003Check out the introduction of this book about the experiences of "Southern belles" in the Confederate South.
Confederate Daughters: Coming of Age During the Civil War by Call Number: E-book; Click title for accessPublication Date: 2008Check out chapter 5 of this book, "The Confederate Belle Ideal"! These young women clung tenaciously to the gender ideals that upheld marriage and motherhood as the fulfillment of female duty and to the racial order of the slaveholding South, an institution that defined their status and afforded them material privileges.
The Lottery
Search tips
- Read the Short Stories for Students overview, especially the "Themes" section
- Search Gale Literature Resource Center - type in Lottery
- Sometimes the titles of literary criticism articles are vague, so click the headline and read the first paragraph to get an idea what it's about!
Sources for "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
- "The Lottery" Overview and CriticismShort Stories for Students (16 pages)
- Strong Allegory: Shirley JacksonJohnson, Gary. "Strong Allegory: Shirley Jackson." Short Story Criticism, edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau, vol. 213, Gale, 2015. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420119851/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=558050f4. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023. Originally published in The Vitality of Allegory, Ohio State UP, 2012, pp. 33-49.
- "The Lottery" as Misogynist ParableWhittier, Gayle. “‘The Lottery’ as Misogynist Parable.” Women’s Studies, vol. 18, no. 4, Jan. 1991, p. 353. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.1991.9978842.
- The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in 'The Lottery'Oehlschlaeger, Fritz. "The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in 'The Lottery'." Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Roger Matuz and Cathy Falk, vol. 60, Gale, 1990. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1100001375/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=258529dd. Originally published in Essays in Literature, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall 1988, pp. 259-265.
"I Stand Here Ironing"
Search tips
- Read the Short Stories for Students overview, especially the "Themes" section
- Search Gale Literature Resource Center - type in I Stand Here Ironing
- Sometimes the titles of literary criticism articles are vague, so click the headline and read the first paragraph to get an idea what it's about!
Sources for "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen
- "I Stand Here Ironing" Overview and CriticismShort Stories for Students (14 pages)
- Balancing the Hurts and the Needs: Olsen's 'I Stand Here Here Ironing'Kloss, Robert J. "Balancing the Hurts and the Needs: Olsen's 'I Stand Here Here Ironing,'." Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Jeffrey W. Hunter and Deborah A. Schmitt, vol. 114, Gale, 1999. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1100004319/LitRC?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=a946cf5e. Originally published in Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, vol. 15, no. 1-2, Mar. 1994, pp. 78-86.
- "Women and Work" - Background info"Women and Work." American Decades, edited by Judith S. Baughman, et al., vol. 7: 1960-1969, Gale, 2001. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3468302222/GVRL?u=cccl_main&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=8cd36b7f.
The Guardianship of Best Interests by Call Number: E-book, click title for accessCheck out Chapter 3: Institutional Environments, Routines, and Practices, which talks about a home for poor children.
The War on Poverty: A Retrospective by Call Number: E-book; click title for accessCheck out Chapter 2: How Low-Income Female-Headed Families have Fared Since the War on Poverty
Underclass: A History of the Excluded by Call Number: E-book; click title to accessCheck out chapter 4, "The Invention of the Problem Family"
Why America Lost the War on Poverty--And How to Win It by Call Number: E-book; Click title for accessCheck out chapter 1: "The 1950s: Limited Government, Limited Affluence"
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How to find things in the library
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