Under and Beyond the Words differs from other anthologies of English short stories in that it attempts to fulfill its purpose of deepening the comprehension and sharpening the taste of the student by showing an approach of analyses based on the basic elements of the stories. Each story is followed by Points to ponder, Under and beyond the words, What does the setting reveal？ What does the character reveal？ What does the plot reveal？ What does the theme reveal？ and as well as The technique employed in the story. While we break the 'stories down into the component parts--setting, character, plot and theme in the analytic process, we try at the same time to bring things together as a unity so as to get the point or the focus intended in each of the stories.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13