One common theme is human nature. In 'The Lottery', it shows how people can blindly follow traditions even if they are cruel. Also, the theme of the supernatural or the strange is present in many. For example, in 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings', the presence of the angel - like man with wings. Fear and paranoia are themes in stories like 'The Tell - Tale Heart' where the narrator is paranoid about being discovered.
Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a very famous one. It tells the story of a young couple who sacrifice their most prized possessions to buy gifts for each other. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson, which is a rather dark and thought - provoking story about a small town's annual lottery. And 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' by Gabriel García Márquez is also well - known. It has elements of magical realism as it tells about a strange old man with wings who appears in a village.
One of the most famous fictional stories is 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. It takes the reader on a wild journey with Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole into a strange world full of curious creatures and absurd situations. Another is 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's a grand epic about the battle between good and evil in the fictional Middle - earth, with hobbits, elves, dwarves and many other races.
One of the famous fictional stories is 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. It follows Alice as she falls down a rabbit hole into a strange world full of talking animals and peculiar characters like the Cheshire Cat. Another is 'The Lord of the Rings'. This epic tale involves a quest to destroy a powerful ring and is set in the fictional Middle - earth with various races such as hobbits, elves, and dwarves. 'Harry Potter' is also very well - known. It tells the story of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where they face numerous challenges and battles against the dark wizard Voldemort.
Here are some recommendations for famous novels and short stories:
1. Kong Yiji-Lu Xun: It was rated as one of Lu Xun's favorite short stories, and it was also the pinnacle of short stories in China and even the world.
2. " Life is Like a String "-Shi Tiesheng: This is a famous short story, which tells the persistence and struggle of a person in a wheelchair in life.
3. Dubliners-Joyce: This is a collection of short stories by the Irish-American writer James Joyce. It is considered one of the most famous collections of short stories in the 20th century.
4. " King of Chess "-Ah Cheng: A short story known as the representative work of root-seeking literature. It tells the story of the educated youth, the " chess nerd " Wang Yisheng, who went around looking for opponents to play chess and compete with.
These novels all had unique artistic charm and literary value, and were classic works worth reading.
Short masterpieces referred to short, limited novels with profound ideas or unique styles. Here are some famous short stories:
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger): It tells the story of a young man, Holden Caulfield, who grew up in the rye. He spent a lonely and fulfilling period in the rye, expressing his thoughts on life, love, friendship and other issues.
[2] The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald): It tells the story of social class division and moral degeneration in the 1920s in the United States. It portrays a wealthy upper class society and the pressure and contradictions they suffered.
3 "The Three Bodies"(Liu Cixin): It talks about the contact and conflict between alien civilizations and Earth's civilization, exploring the nature of human civilization and the possibility of future development.
4. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Garcia Marquez): It tells the political turmoil and social changes in the history of Colombia in the past hundred years. It portrays the story of several generations of a family, reflecting the complexity of human nature and the impermanence of fate.
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin): It is a Chinese classical novel with profound thoughts and emotional content, which narrates the family life, social class and human nature in the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty.
I can recommend you some famous short stories as follows:
1 Jane Eyre-Charlotte Bronte
The Catcher in the Rye-J. D. Salinger
3. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
5 Pride and Predict-Jane Austen
6 "Miserable World"-Hugo
Dream of the Red Chamber-Cao Xueqin
8 Water Margins-Shi Nai 'an
These are all short masterpieces. They not only have profound thoughts, but also have high literary value. I hope you will like some of them.
Famous Chinese short story:
Dream of the Red Chamber, a love story about Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty, was hailed as a classic in Chinese literature.
2. Journey to the West. This is a novel written by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It tells the story of Sun Wukong and others who went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures.
3. Water Margins-The story of 108 righteous men rebelling against the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty was hailed as a heroic legend in the history of Chinese literature.
4 The Scholars-The Qing Dynasty used the life of the Confucian scholars in the Qing Dynasty as the background to expose the various ills of the feudal society.
World-famous short story:
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales-Danmark's classic stories, including Ugly Duckling and The Little Match Girl, are loved by millions of children around the world.
2."Eugenie Grandet"-A novel written by Roland of France, which described the tragic fate of a wealthy businesswoman, became one of the classics in the history of world literature in the 20th century.
3. Harry Potter-The magical fantasy novel series by K Rowling of the United Kingdom, which tells the story of an orphan, Harry Potter, growing up in a magical world, became one of the most successful novel series in the world of the 20th century.
4 "One Hundred Years of Solitude"-The novel written by Colombia Garcia Márquez, which described the story of seven generations, was regarded as a classic work of Latino literature.
The following are some novel recommendations suitable for girls:
1. There were indeed no ifs in the world, but there were many buts. August Chang 'an "Orange born in Huainan?" Secret Love
2. We were too young to know that the time in the future would be so long, long enough for me to forget you, long enough for me to like someone again, just like how I liked you back then.
3. If I had been brave back then, would the ending have been different? If you had insisted at that time, would the memories be like this? There was once a person who loved me as much as his life.
4. I am your old friend, but I am not the person in your story. Ye Feiye," I Said I Love You 99 Times "
5. The long line I cast caught the fish I had been waiting for so many years. And my fish told me obediently and cutely that he loved my fish tank and he loved me.
I hope these recommendations can satisfy the reading needs of girls.