A Theme Study of Social Problems In A Group of Short Stories Written Between 1936 And 1946

Author

Irma Martian Reed, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

English

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

It is the purpose of this study to determine as accurately as possible the use made of social problems in the themes of short stories written between the years 1936 and 1946 and published in the Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Magazine, and the Saturday Evening Post, and to make a brief classification of these stories by type.

Keywords

American literature, Short stories, Literary criticism, Magazines, Social aspects, Sociology

Advisor

Dr. Ralph V. Coder

Date of Award

Spring 1947

Document Type

Thesis

DOI

10.58809/DOLA5448

Recommended Citation

Reed, Irma Martian, "A Theme Study of Social Problems In A Group of Short Stories Written Between 1936 And 1946" (1947). Master's Theses. 398.
DOI: 10.58809/DOLA5448
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/398

Rights

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