The Thing in the Forest Criticism based on Literature Resources

Byatt, A.S. Little Black Book of Stories. Kirkus Reviews 72.6 (15 Mar. 2004): 237. Gale Power Search. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.

The main points in this article are explaining the images that Penny and Primrose see and feel in The Thing in the Forest. It talks about their imagination and fears and how they individually conquer them. It first starts with the summary of the story, then goes into details about the girls perspective. Its a powerful image of formative early fears that never leave us. (Lines 7-8). This is talking about how the images they have as their older are memories of when they were younger that they haven't let go of. This source compares to my other sources in that it is the only one that talks about the images that both girls have. The article reflects a bias because it is mostly her opinion and not providing facts. The goal of this source is to explain to the reader that A.S Byatt uses a way of combining childhood and adulthood in his stories. This source will help me in my paper because I can talk about how the girls childhood had an impact on their older life.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "The Thing in the Forest". The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Spencer Richardson-Jones. 11th Ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 302-317. Print.

The main points of this source are the evidence I will use in my paper to back up my statements, and the statements of the authors of the articles of my other sources. In this book contains the actual short story, "The Thing in the Forest". It also contains other short stories. It

has a brief background of the author and then the entire story. After the story there are a set of questions that are asked to see how much the reader knows the story and to make them think about what they just read. This source compares to my other sources because they actually all reference this source. This is a very credible source because it was published and handed out to colleges. The goal of this source is to provide the reader with a short story about how war affects two young girls and how they reflect on it when they are older. This source is very useful to me, and I will be using this source more than the others, because it contains the actual short story, "The Thing in the Forest", where I can take quotes to back up my writing.

Lethbridge, Lucy. A Way with Words. America 191.9 (4 Oct. 20014): 17-18. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 91. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.

The main points in this article are about how A.S. Byatt reflects his story, "The Thing in the Forest" to an English folk, "The Loathly Worm". The topics covered are the summary of the story, and the details of the worm in the story. Lethbridge talks about this story as a myth and fairy tale. (Line 7). She talks about myths starting from a memory and turning into an experience. (Line 8). This source compares to my other sources because "Where the Wild Things are", and "Monsters, Trolls, and Creative Writers" also talk about the loathly worm. This article is biased on "The Thing in the Forest" being a story about a story. (Line 9). The goal of this source is to explain the myth in the story. This can really help me in my story because I am taking a psychoanalytic critical approach on it and that is basically how this story relates to other stories.

Margaronis, Maria. Where the Wild Things Are. The Nation 278.23 (14 June 2004): 24-28. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 91. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.

The main points in this article are Maria explaining the symbols in The Thing in the Forest. She explains the story starts out as a fairy tale, then goes into details about what A.S. Byatt meant in writing what he wrote. She then talks about the worm, explaining that it is a symbol for war. She finishes by pointing out the different point of views of the girls and speaks about the moral of the story. Maria explains that the whole story is a symbol. This source compared to my other sources in that it talks about the worm just like in Lucy Lethbridges article, A Way with Words. This is a credible source because the whole article is objective. She provides quotes and explanation in everything she says. The goal of this article is to explain the symbols in The Thing in the Forest. This can help me in my paper because one of my points are symbols so I can have facts to support my statements.

Matthews, Samantha. Monsters, Trolls, and Creative Writers. Times Literary Supplement 5248 (31 Oct. 2003): 21-22. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 91. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.

The main points in this source are A.S. Byatts use of war through a fairy tale. Samantha talks about the childrens fears growing up with them. She also talks about the symbols of war and how it relates to their experiences as they were younger. Samantha closes out by talking about the writing form A.S. Byatt used to tell the story which was in Primroses point of view.

This source relates to the other sources in that it also talks about the worm and the symbols just like in the article by Maria Margaronis. This article is credible because Samantha uses quotes from the story to support her statements. It is objective, stating facts from the story. The goal of this source is to provide the reader with details of the symbols in the story and how it relates to a fairy tale. I could use this in my paper because I am doing a psychoanalytic approach as well as talking about symbols.