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LIT 2000: Introduction to Literature: Writing About Fiction

This guide is intended to assist FSCJ students in LIT 2000 with all of their research needs. The resources listed are both print and online and are designed to aid the user in locating works by specific authors, as well as literary criticism.

eBooks

The following selection of FSCJ Online eBooks all offer a wealth of resources specific to your LIT 2000 project.

****NOTE: You must be logged into the library through your MyFSCJ account for these links to work properly.

Raymond Carver

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Cathedral

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

William Faulkner

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

A Rose for Emily

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

Vonnegut

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

 

Alice Walker

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Everyday Use

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

 

Marquez

 

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Tim Akers. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. p320-343. COPYRIGHT 1999 The Gale Group, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

Ambrose Bierce

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

 

James Baldwin

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Sonny's Blues

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

Tim O'Brien

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

The Things They Carried

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

Shirley Jackson

 

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

The Lottery

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p139-154. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

 

Kate Chopin

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

The Story of an Hour

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

Langston Hughes

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Thank You, Ma'am

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

Tobias Wolff

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Say Yes

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

Angela Carter

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

The Erlking

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p160-173. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale 

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

The Cask of Amontillado

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Ira Mark Milne. Vol. 7. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. p47-67. COPYRIGHT 2000 The Gale Group, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

John Updike

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

A & P

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

Joyce Carol Oates

Short Stories for Students 

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. p36-50. COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale      

Hemingway

Character overview, Critical essay, Work overview, Biography, Plot summary

Hills Like White Elephants

Short Stories for Students

Ed. Tim Akers. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. p155-172. COPYRIGHT 1999 The Gale Group, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale