Please write a short story. Although the plot, setting, and movement type (Realism, Romanticism, etc) are yours to choose, your work must demonstrate mastery of literary conventions. For example, pay attention to plot, conflict, fully realized characterization, individualized dialogue, symbolism, and setting. Your work must open in the middle of the conflict, sustain tension throughout the work, and close with the resolution of the conflict it opened with.
This paper must clearly represent a literary movement (Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, etc) in its style and themes.