Comparing and Contrasting the Short Story and Novel



Comparing and Contrasting the Short Story and Novel

Introduction

Short story and novel are two famous and fundamentally different genres of literature. In comparison to the novel, the short story is smaller in length, has a more evanescent and volatile plot. Due to its smaller length, it is generally an indivisible piece of literature, unlike the novel which is often spitted into several chapters.

Discussion

The short stories are often considered as a poor relation of novel; however this genre got wide acceptance in the 19th century. The short stories widely remained ignored, due to the ...