Unit 1 Introduction: Reading the Short Story to Discover Meaning Anton Chekhov, "A Wicked Boy" Unit 2 Desire Frank O'Connor, "My Oedipus Complex" Katherine Mansfield, "Feuille d'Album" Unit 3 Man and Woman John Collier, "The Chaser' Unit 4 Marriage and Family Kate Chopin, "The Story of an Hour" John Updike, "Unstuck" Unit 5 Capital and Commodity Max Shulman, "Love Is a Fallacy" Mark Twain, "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" D. H. Lawrence, "The Rocking-Horse Winner" Unit 6 Society and Tradition James Joyce, "The Boarding House" William E. Barrett, "Senor Payroll" Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery" Unit 7 Racial Conflict Somerset Maugham, "Mr. Know-All" Unit 8 Reality and Representation O. Henry, "The Last Leaf" Milos Macourek, "Jacob's Chicken" Julio Cortazar, "Continuity of Parks" Unit 9 Man vs. Nature Jack London, "To Build a Fire" Websites for Critical Theory References