Title: The Norton Anthology of American Literature -- Shorter Eighth Edition
Subjects: American literature (collections), Literary collections, American literature, Louisiana Creoles, Miscegenation, quadroons, Racism, Short stories, Freedom, selfhood, self-fulfillment, meaning of love, Fiction, History, Classic Literature, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Civil war, hanging, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Union, Imagination
Places: Mallard residence, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge
People: Peyton Farquhar, Désirée, Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards
Time periods: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65