Gilman and Chopin

When it comes to whole perspective of changing are reading habits for short stories vs. an excepted long novel. I feel that this aspect is very true and I can see why readers beginning in the 20Th century started to make the short novel popular. To me the short story does what people like and that is instant gratification in a quick manor. In a time where everything is becoming fast paced the long novel doesn't have the appeal that a short novel has. With a short novel you still get the characters, intriguing story line, and the detailed setting like a long novel but in a much smaller capacity. As we saw with the story "The Yellow Wallpaper," we got a complete story with a main character, secondary characters (John & Jennie), setting (room with yellow wall paper), and the plot of a women's mental health deterring. We get all this in ten pages and still get a complete story.

But as far as how I approach it I don't find my reading habits changing at all when I encounter a short story. I approach it the same way I do with all stories, and that is with an open mind and interest with the characters no matter the length. I do have to admit that while almost all of my reading habits do stay the same I do find myself reading with more details in short stories. In Desiree's Baby I found myself reading in more detail because so much happened in so little pages. We go from Desiree being found as a baby to having a baby, to her having a husband and a home to not having either, and finding out that Armand is the one who is part black. It was a lot of information in such a little story that I had to read in detail to make sure not to miss anything. But as much as I like short stories I will always prefer a good long novel because you seem to get more out of a long novel when you finish reading it.