Two Gallants (short story) weary of the eyes of strangers and her master’s hands, suggesting molestation and exploitation put on display. The moon slowly being covered by rain clouds can also be read as the romantic ideal disappearing. It is replaced at the end with material gain. Corley holds up the coin like a knight who has found the grail, and the contrast to reality emphasizes the degeneration of morals. Two Gallants (short story) "Two Gallants" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It tells the story of two Irishmen who are frustrated with their lack of achievement
The Best American Short Stories 2019: In 2000, John Updike selected twenty-two unabridged stories from the first eighty-four annual volumes of "The Best American Short Stories", and the result is "The Best American Short Stories of the Century". The expanded CD audio edition includes a new story from "The Best American Short Stories 1999" to round out the century. In 2015, Lorrie Moore served as the guest editor for a centennial anthology from the series, "100 Years of The Best American Short Stories". Official Sources (plain text and HTML) Other The Best American Short Stories The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part