Raymond carver’s short stories and their influences on american literature

Abstract

The present work, in which we talk about Raymond Carver’s life and stories, is important in the literary field of our city because, since Carver is one of the best and most important story writers in America, he cannot stay any longer in the unknown. Therefore, what we have done is collect information about Carver’s life and writing career and analyze this in order to comprehend why he and his work have been incredibly acclaimed in many countries. Also, how other writers have been influenced by Carver’s masterpieces is to be explained and analyzed. In order to carry out this investigation, the methods Analytic and Synthetic were required. The Analytic method helped us to study every aspect in Carver’s life that was important and relevant in his work. Moreover, the Synthetic method helped us to organize all those aspects to understand the themes and style of his stories, and also to get conclusions about them. As a result, we learned what writers’ lives are like and what leads them to write, including their motivations and preparation. We were also entertained and fascinated by the stories Carver wanted to share in every story he wrote. Likewise, this is important because of the impact that Carver’s work has had in the literary world of America and many other countries where the stories and poetry written by him have reached.