Introduction to The Literary Studio
Posted in Fiction on Feb 6th, 2019
In “Burning Bright,” Ron Rash gives subtle signs about the relationship between Marcie and Carl that are a delight to unravel and see throughout the story. Ron Rash is excellent at paying close attention to detail through this story and makes sure we have enough information to follow what is happening. Rash shows this relationship between Marcie […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2019
“Burning Bright,” by Ron Rash, is a story about a widow who married her current husband only two years after her first one died. It’s written in third-person limited from the wife, Marcie’s perspective. She describes how she met her current husband because her husband recently died, and the “new” man was new in town […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2019
“Burning Bright” by Ron Rash is a story told in a third person limited point of view. It gives us the inside of a middle-aged woman named Marcie. Marcie is a widow who ends up getting married two years after her first husband Arthur died of a heart attack. This was a tough time for […]
Humans are social creatures and long for connection with others. This fact is examined closely in Ron Rash’s “Burning Bright,” a short story about a woman named Marcie who lives in a small town dealing with drought and arsonist fires. The story follows Marcie around as she runs errands, cares for her home, and thinks of […]
Posted in Fiction on Feb 5th, 2019
A main theme of Ron Rash’s “Chemistry” is the exploration of the dichotomy between modern science and the mysticism of religion. The story, which follows the aftermath of a man’s institutionalization for depression and subsequent release, is told through the eyes of the man’s son, Joel. Joel’s father is given pills to take to treat […]
Posted in Fiction on Feb 4th, 2019
The story “Everything in this Country Must” is set in Nothern Ireland during the English occupation. We follow the story through Katie’s point of view, who is in the river with her father trying to save their horse from drowning. Then the soldiers arrive and we understand that they are patrolling and decide to help them […]
Posted in Fiction on Feb 4th, 2019
“Everything in This Country Must” is a short story written by Colum McCann. The story is told through the eyes of a woman named Katie reflecting on a past event that occurred when she was fifteen. It begins with Katie helping her father trying to save the family draft horse from a flood. She tells of her […]
Posted in Fiction on Feb 3rd, 2019
“Everything in This Country Must” is a coming of age story, about a fifteen year old girl. In the story this young lady and her father tried to save their beloved draft horse from drowning. In the heat of their trial, three men from the army showed up on the scene to offer help. That […]
Posted in Fiction on Feb 2nd, 2019
In “Talking Dog” the narrator’s sister deals with death by speaking to animals. My sister told our family this when she came back to the dinner table from which my mother and I had watched her kneeling in the snowy garden, crouched beside the large shaggy white dog, her ear against its mouth.” After that […]