A Tell-Tale Heart by Edgay Allan Poe

"A Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgay Allan Poe is a short that I was familiar with. The story was about the narrator depicting how frighteningly twisted his mind is. It's a story compiled with insanity, guilt and time. “It took me an hour to place my whole head… would a madman have been so wise as this?” This quote shows that narrator is very prepared for a person in a normal state of mind; a sane person will have killed this old man without taking so much precaution as the narrator.Also, the amount of time the narrator plotted to kill the old man, with an amount of seven days. This was an interesting work to read about and it displays how a person describing that he's not crazy but he is. I recommend anyone to read this story.

Oedipus the King by Sophocles

"Oedipus the King" by Sophocles is a familiar play that I have read in high school. At first reading it, I didn't feel an interest in it. But, further in the story it grew on me. The idea of fate being the ultimate factor in this play gives Oedipus and the rest of the characters to not believe in it. The reason for Oedipus's downfall was because of his own ignorance and his blindness/sight to notice what is literally in front of him, despite what Teirersias and Oracle said. I enjoyed reading this play because idea being blind to what is happening. I recommend this play to anyone that enjoys plays or Sophocles's works.

Cinderella by Anne Sexton

"Cinderella" by Anne Sexton, first I thought of the Disney version of this story with happily ever after ending. But Anne Sexton version gave it a whole new twist towards the story. She made it more Grimm, violence, and mocking the "rags to riches" and "happily ever after" stories that never came true. I enjoyed reading this poem, it provided a modern aspect of "Cinderella". The way the characters act in this poem are more violence and bloody. By the stepsisters slicing off their heel and toe to fill into the gold slipper and the white dove pecking out the eyes of the stepsisters. I recommend it to anyone that just wants to see something different from the Disney Cinderella story.

Medusa by Lousie Bogan

"Medusa" by Lousie Bogan, immediately I thought about a face filled with  venomous snakes as hair, which I remembered in Greek mythology. This poems relates to Medusa because the poet is looking at her poetic power to make people become still. She uses metaphors like Medusa and the land she turns to stone and lifeless but still is able to grow grass for hay. Each stanza seems to describe what is happening,  and the power of what Medusa can do. Also, it makes picture how her hair looks like with "And the hissing hair", which is living venomous snakes. I enjoyed reading this poem because it always interesting reading something relating to Greek mythology and I recommend anyone that does too , to read it.

Lonely Hearts by Wendy Cope

"Lonely Hearts" by Wendy Cope, the title of the poem was what I expected from reading this. It already provided a person who is lonely.  While reading this poem, it suggest that there could be multiple people seeking for love to fill their loneliness. Or it could be a person willing to go the distance to do anything to have someone in their love life. This poem actually interested me while reading, because there are people in the world who're lonely and is in a need of someone to love or just simply to talk to. I suggest anything who just interested in reading poems in general to read this.

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Before I try to read this story the title "The Yellow Wallpaper" I immediately thought of a yellow wallpaper. Turns out the title is relative to the story. I enjoy reading this because of the society during that time period of a women role. The narrator's husband is a doctor and the wife is ill as everyone should know. Her husband is constantly telling his wife like a parent will do to their children. It seems like it was that type of relationship that they have. Also, during this period women didn't really have a say in anything, couldn't vote and etc. Women had to listen to their  husband in most relationships. Now that is said, the narrator is obsessed over the yellow wallpaper that allowed her mind to believe that the wallpaper is moving. The wallpaper indicates being trapped within themselves or in the society.  I recommend everyone to read this story because it displays a story of an ill woman not being free, as everyone should have freedom.

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

Honestly, at first I thought the story would revolve around a rose given to Emily, but I was wrong. This was the first William Faulkner short stories I have read. After reading it, it was a good story. It shows that Emily was mentally ill and living in her own world. Also, having a father basically controlling her entire life to do that or don't do that. After her father dies, it seems to be that life of having her father ruling her is the only life she has. Which then leads  Emily to be controlling of her life too. By having Homer killed and keeping him in a room so she can be with him forever. Now I know that  Emily is a necrophilia and it's very creepy. I would recommend this to any who likes Gothic themed story or one who enjoys a short story.