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Modern Era Short Stories
Final Exam Review
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English
11th Grade
05/29/2008

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Araby

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Author: James Joyce

Realism

Summary: The narrator (boy) is in love with Mangan's sister,he can't express his love and talks w/ her a little, wanted to go to bizzare w/ her but she had a retreat and so he promised her a present, so he asked his uncle for money to get there, he went through many obstacles but in the end he realize not to buy a present, the bizarre was closing by the time he got there.

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Tobermory

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Author: Saki

 Natrualism

Summary:  There was a party being held by Lady Belmy and had  a peculiar guest, My. Cornelius and he made a cat called Tobemory speak english. The cat insulted all of the guests and the lady of the house liked the cat, but the cat died from fighting w/ the other cat at the party. Then later on Mr.Cornelius was experimenting w/ a gentle elephant by it went into rage and killed him.

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The Lagoon

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Author: Joseph Conrad

Naturalism

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