The Norton Introduction to Fiction

Adultery and romantic longing in several stories including 'The Lady with the Dog'; mostly implied rather than explicit.

Murder, entombment, hunting humans, and psychological violence appear in multiple stories such as Poe, Connell, and Faulkner.

Minimal strong language; occasional mild oaths consistent with period literature.

Social drinking depicted in a few stories; no addiction or glamorization themes.

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.

Central religious doubt, sin, and ritual in Hawthorne, O'Connor, and Tolstoy stories.

Witchcraft sabbath in 'Young Goodman Brown'; magical realism in Márquez and García Márquez stories.

Devil and witches appear in 'Young Goodman Brown'; no modern occult practices.

Class, race, and gender commentary in Faulkner, Baldwin, Gilman, and Mukherjee stories.

Self-starvation in 'A Hunger Artist'; mental deterioration and implied self-harm in 'The Yellow Wallpaper'.

Domestic abuse, child suffering, systemic cruelty, and psychological torment recur across multiple stories.

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