Death by Scrabble | Analysis

If you need help analyzing the short story "Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish, you should read this study guide in which we give you a good overview of all the relevant analytical elements in the short story. We give you a summary and deal with structure, setting, characters, themes and the like.

Presentation of the text

Title: “Death by Scrabble”
Author: Charlie Fish
Date of Publication: 2006
Genre: Short Story

Charlie Fish (1980) was born in New York and currently lives in London. He obtained a law degree at the University of Birmingham and a creative writing master’s degree at the University of London. He is currently the editor of the website Fiction on the Web and he is a popular short story writer and a screenwriter. Scrabble – the game presented in the short story – is one of Charlie Fish’s greatest passions.

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Structure

The short story “Death by Scrabble” by Charlie Fish is structured around a seemingly ordinary event in the life of the protagonist: playing Scrabble with his wife. However, this event is only a façade for presenting the man’s frustration and dissatisfaction with his life.