Perspectives

To have a better grasp of the theme and literary context of “Blackberries” by Ellen Hunnicutt, as well as of its connection to similar literary works, we advise you to look at it from several perspectives.

Literary period

The short story “Blackberries” belongs to the Modernist current in literature. Generally, Modernist writers tend to focus less on plot and more on the inner struggles of the characters – … 

Works with the same theme

An interesting short story which explores the theme of isolation in a couple is “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway. In the story, a husband and a wife who are on holiday in Italy … 

Other works with blackberries

Ellen Hunnicutt has inspired several other writers to explore the “blackberries” in their literature. For example, Robert Hass has a poem named “Picking Blackberries with a Friend Who Has Been Reading Jacques Lacan”, and Seamus Heaney has a poem named “Blackberry-picking”. Seamus Heaney’s poem belongs to

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