Three Short Stories

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The paper discusses that these three stories shed light on the subject and technique of contrast and irony in their own unique manner: "The Kiss" by Anton Chekhov focuses on contrasting emotions, "How to Tell a True War Story"by Tim O'Brien deals with duality of thoughts and "The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad draws our attention symbolically to contrasting sides of one person. The paper author believes that these stories help us understand that nothing in this world is static and thus emotions, people and thoughts can be highly unpredictable.

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"Similarly, in another short story titled, "How to Tell a True War Story", by Tim O'Brien, we come across another type of contradiction. This contradiction deals with conflicting thoughts that emerge in the head of a soldier who has witnessed the brutality of a war. The author wants us to know that even one static experience can generate a wide range of conflicting emotions and thoughts. The death of Curt Lemon on the battlefield is that one unchangeable experience which gives rise to many moving, evolving and changing emotions. These emotions are at times poignant while at others they reveal a different aspect of war and thus become slightly positive in nature. "

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