ENG 171 — Reading Short Fiction
This literature course provides opportunities for students to read, analyze, interpret, and evaluate short fiction as a specialized literary form. They experience how short fiction communicates via elements of the short story, such as plot, setting, character, symbolism, narration, style, and tone. Students use interpretive strategies and theoretical perspectives to analyze short stories. They identify themes which deal with the human condition both globally and locally, discuss the role short fiction plays in contemporary culture, and examine its impact on the individual and on society as a whole. Students develop critical thinking by interpreting texts both through discussion and in writing.
Prerequisites: ENG 101