the saddest short story

I don't know which particular 'the saddest short story' you mean, so I can't say who the author is. There are many authors who have written sad short stories.

I'm not sure which specific 'the saddest short story' you are referring to. There are many stories that could be considered the saddest. It could be about loss, unrequited love, or the harshness of life in general.

Some might argue that 'Hills Like White Elephants' has a certain sadness to it. It's a story about a couple at a train station in Spain, and they are having a conversation that is full of subtext. The relationship seems to be on the verge of a big change, likely an abortion, and there is a sense of melancholy and unease throughout the story.

There was a boy named Jack. He was very smart and outstanding. He was the top student in the school. However, his parents were very busy and could not give him enough attention and support. Jack had always felt lonely and uneasy. He longed for his parents 'approval and love. Until one day, he overheard his parents talking about Jack's competitors and his excellent grades. His parents deeply loathed and despised Jack for not being good enough to compete with their son. Hearing these words, Jack's self-esteem was greatly hurt. He felt ostracized and isolated. He began to become depressed and dispirited. He stopped studying hard and even began to hate studying. In the end, Jack's grades fell rapidly and he was eventually expelled from school. He felt very hopeless and lost, not knowing how to face the future. However, this short and sad story did not end there. A few days later, Jack met his parents on his way home. He tried to talk to them and tell them how he felt. However, his parents refused to listen to him and even began to blame him for telling them. Jack finally left silently. He knew that he could not be affected by such a family environment anymore. He began to look for a new way of life, study hard, and find his own happiness. Although his success was not as good as expected, he still firmly believed that he could find his own happiness and happiness.

Well, it could be a story of a broken dream. For instance, an aspiring athlete who had trained for years for a big competition. On the day of the event, due to an unexpected injury, they couldn't participate. All the hard work, the sacrifices, the hopes were shattered in an instant. They watched others compete while they sat on the sidelines, feeling completely hopeless and sad.

I think 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant is really sad. The main character, Mathilde Loisel, borrows a diamond necklace for a ball, loses it, and spends years in poverty trying to replace it. Only to find out at the end that the original necklace was a fake. Her life is ruined because of her vanity and the misfortune of losing the necklace. It makes you think about how a single moment of pride can lead to a lifetime of hardship.

There were a few Korean movies that were considered the saddest stories. One of them was Stairway to Heaven (2003), which was about the scars of two people who loved each other when they were young after losing their parents. The other was A Story Sadder Than Sorrow (2009). This movie told the story of a love tragedy that was not fated to happen. The male lead created opportunities for the female lead and the second male lead to make the female lead happy, but in fact, the story was even sadder than that. The other was Sad Movie (2005), which consisted of four parallel stories. One of them was about a boxing partner who was tired of being a human sandbag. These movies were considered one of the saddest stories in Korea.

In 'A Clean, Well - Lighted Place', the sadness comes from the old man's isolation. He has no one really, and the only place he can find some peace is in a public café. The waiters' attitudes towards him also add to the sense of his loneliness. They are just doing their job, not really caring about his emotional state.

Well, without actually reading the story, it could be about the loss of a loved one. Maybe it was the day a dear friend passed away. You know, that feeling of emptiness and the memories that keep flooding in.

One possible theme is failure. If the protagonist in the story had a big failure in their career or studies on that day, it could make it the saddest day. Also, isolation could be a theme. Maybe they were left alone by everyone they cared about on that day.