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William Faulkner - "A Rose for Emily" - Consider how this story represents the old, dying South among the changing South.
Susan Glaspell - "Trifles" - Minnie Wright's path to murder (why she kills her husband): Consider the patriarch's lack of respect and equality, life before her marriage, her role as a housewife, and her isolation.
Tim O'Brien - "How to Tell a True War Story" - Consider how the soldiers in the story cope with the war.
Kate Chopin - "The Story of an Hour" - Louise Mallard's desire for freedom (her thoughts, what she sees, and why she wants it). Consider the public and private spheres.
Margaret Atwood - "Happy Endings" - Consider what types of relationships are represented in several sections.
Flannery O'Connor - "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
John Steinbeck - "Chrysanthemums"
