Short stories summaries and reviews

Roman Fever-Edith Wharton The story begins with Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley taking their daughters around the United States. The story describes how the women spend their time and their actions. The mothers talk about their life when they were younger and their relationship with their parents. The rest of the story follows the girls and displays mixed emotions between characters. I feel the "big picture" of the story was competition and jealousy among friends. …

…to death. The story begins with a description of the town and a collection of rocks for the rock pile. Mr. Summers conducted the lottery, which consisted of the drawing of names out of a box. The person whose name is drawn with a dot is the one killed. Hesitation-The state of being hesitant Humorlessly-Acting without humor Gravely-Requiring serious thought; momentous Chronological-Arranged in order of time of occurrence Regret-To feel sorry, disappointed, or distressed about