• JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    4 hours ago

    Oh man, let’s talk about short stories that defined my taste in literature!

    • To Build A Fire: definitely built a fascination in me of the morbid and got me way more into survivalism than quick sand ever did. I live in a cold place too and that put it well into perspective how dangerous that can be.

    • The Sniper: This was my start into war literature, and what a good start. I keep coming back to this one when I hear people talk about a civil war in the US. It’s more unsettling now than ever before.

    • The Lottery. How couldn’t that be on the list?

    • Cask of Amontillado: big vibes. Poe made me goth-brained no doubt.

    Our school also had us read Robert Frost. Really great way to introduce kids to the idea that ‘some folks just kinda wanna die all the time’. That and why child labor laws are good and important.