Perspectives
In order for you to better comprehend and analyze the short story “Fireweed” by Skye Brannon, we recommend that you also put the narrative into perspective looking at the context and current issues, as well as similar stories.
Current issues
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Literary period
Written in 2009, the short story “Fireweed” falls into the category of Modernist literature. The Modernist current appeared in the beginning of the twentieth century,...
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Works with the same theme
The theme of trauma has been explored in many ways in short stories, because a traumatic event does not necessarily have to be connected to social and political issues (like in “Fireweed”), but also to personal events.
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