Part Ⅰ Elements of the Short Story
Unit 1 Setting
The Three Strangers
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
Unit 2 Character
The Gardener
Dry September
Unit 3 Plot
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Winter Dreams
Unit 4 Point of View
The Story of an Hour
A Rose for Emily
Unit 5 Telling and Showing
The Killers
Barn Burning
Unit 6 Stream of Consciousness
The Mark on the Wall
Unit 7 Language and Style
Araby
A Hunger Artist
Unit 8 Atmosphere
The Signal-Man
Miss Brill
Unit 9 Irony and Humor
The Lottery
Luck
Unit 10 Symbol
The Shadow in the Rose Garden
A Woman on a Roof
Unit 11 Theme
The Celestial Omnibus
The Bet
Part Ⅱ Comprehensive Reading and Interpretation
Unit 12 The Minister's Black Veil：A Parable
Unit 13 Markheim
Unit 14 The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Unit 15 The Chrysanthemums
Unit 16 The Magic Barrel
Unit 17 A&P
Unit 18 Everyday Use
Unit 19 Yellow Woman
Unit 20 In the American Society
Unit 21 Puppy
Appendix
Bibliography

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