An Analysis on Metaphors in Lydia Davis’s Short Stories
Abstract
American short story writer, Lydia Davis’s writing style is famous for the “brevity but emotion”. In 2013, Davis was awarded the Man Booker International Prize and this brought her a world reputation. Since then, a growing number of scholars have attracted by her stories. Based on a close reading of some of Lydia Davis’s short stories, this thesis makes a detailed analysis of the metaphor use in the novels and explores the deep meanings and effects brought by metaphor.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i11.8440
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