Annotated Bibliography

Don Sampo
Professor Hepworth
English 150
April 14, 2009
Fiction

Aesop. “The North Wind and the Sun.” Trans. Vernon Jones. 6th century B.C. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 5-6.
The Wind and the Sun argue about their strength, and they test a stranger.

Baldwin, James. “Sonny’s Blues.” 1957. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 43-63.
Sonny is a heroin addict, and his brother is an algebra teacher that comes to terms with him.

Bidpai. “The Camel and His Friends.” Trans. Arundhati Khanwalkar. 4th century A.D. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 6-7.
The animals wonder who will get eaten, and their friends do the deed.

Carver, Raymond. “Cathedral.” 1983. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 98-108.
A woman and her husband deal with Robert, the blind man, and the husband realizes the blind man’s circumstances.

Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily.” 1931. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 28-35.
Emily was popular in this small town, and her love affair with Homer lasted much of her life.

Grimm, Jakob and Grimm, Wilhelm. “Godfather Death.” Trans. Dana Gioia. 1812. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 9-11.
The poor man trades his soul for rewards, and Death ends up taking his life.

Mansfield, Katherine. “Miss Brill.” 1922. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 83-86.
Miss Brill has to meddle into other’s lives, and one day she hears a lover’s conversation that changes her outlook on life.

Maugham, W. Somerset. “The Appointment in Samarra.” 1933. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 4-5.
A servant has an appointment with Death.

Porter, Katherine Anne. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” 1930. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 76-82.
Granny was mindful of her letters to George and John, and the letters made her nervous just being there in that attic.

Tyler, Anne. “Teenage Wasteland.” 1983. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 35-42.
Donny was a problem child, and he felt like he didn’t fit in with the rest of his family’s life.

Tzu, Chuang. “Independence.” Trans. Herbert Giles. 4th century B.C. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 8-9.
Chuang Tzu would rather live like a tortoise and have his freedom too.

Updike, John. “A & P.” 1961. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 14-19.
Sammy and the manager don’t see eye to eye, and three young girls display their bodies in public.

Welty, Eudora. “A Worn Path.” 1941. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 64-69.
Phoenix Jackson walks a lot on that same old path, and she is a feisty old lady.

Wolff, Tobias. “The Rich Brother.” 1985. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2007. 86-98.
Pete and Donald had conflicts with each other, but Pete was rich, and the Donald was not.