CHAPTER1 Introduction 1 The Forms ofLiterature 2 What Do We Read for in Western Literature? CHAPTER2 Fiction (1) The Novel 3 What Is the Novel?3.1 By Etyniology 3.2 By Distinction 3.3 By Analysis and Synthesis 4 Kinds of the Novel 4.1 By Length 4.2 By Subject Matter 4.3 By Technique 5 Early Development ofthe Novel 6 Elements ofthe Novel 6.1 Story 6. 2 Character 6. 3 Plot 6. 4 Theme 6.5 Setting 6. 6 Narrative Point of View 7 Criticism of a Novel F.Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby CHAPTER3 Fiction (2) The Short Story 8 What Is a Sbort Story?8. 1 Ancient Forms 8.2 In the Modern Sense 8. 3 A Distinct Genre 9 Learning to Read a Story Petronius The Widow ofEphesus 10 A Second Short Story for Study Anton Chekhov Misery 11 Learning to RespondW. Somerset Maugharn The Treasure 12 Elements ofthe Short Story 12.1 Setting 12.2 Atmosphere 12. 3 Plot 12. 4 Character 12. 5 Theme 13 Tecluuque 13.1 Point ofView 13.2 Symbolism 13.3 Imagery 13.4 Stvle 13.5 Tone 13.6 Irony 14 Understanding Fiction Through Context of Situation-Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Stories That Illustrate the Use of Dramatic Point of View Ernest Hemingway Hills Like White Elephants Raymond Carver Popular Mechanics D.H.Lawrence The Shadow in the Rose Garden Katherine Anne Porter Rope Ernest Henungway The Short Happy Llfe of Franas Macomber Katherine Anne Porter The Jilting of Gran,ny Weatherall 15 A Collection of Short Fiction Luigi Pirandello War Katherine Mansfield Miss Brill Kate Chopin Ripe Figs The Story of an Hour The Storm Anton Chekhov Enemies …… CHAPTER4 Poetry CHAPTER 5 Drama CHAPTER 6 Film CHAPTER7 Writing Suggested Readings for Chapter 7 Appendix: Web Sites