Short stories take you on a quick trip to other worlds and into other people's lives. Within the pages of a short story, you may encounter anything—from deadly cobras to absent-minded professors to deranged criminals. Despite their varied content, almost all short stories have the following elements in common: plot, character, setting, and theme. This unit highlights the elements of the short story while it shows the power and variety of the form.Check out the Additional Questions, Hot Links, Internet Activities, Reading Strategies, and Self-Tests for this unit using the navigation bar at the left.
