Analysis of a Short Story
Analysis of a Short Story
Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” is one of several stories that appears simple on first glance, but it’s actually complex and unique in many ways. Carver, who lived from 1938 to 1988, was famous for many of his works, including this one (New York Times, 2013). According to Geoffrey Wolff, Carver created narratives that are "brief . . . but by no means stark" (Poetry Foundation, 2013). Though known as an influential writer of American short stories, Carver was an alcoholic, whose wife, Maryann, and two children eventually left ...