SOURCE: “To Tell a Straight Story,” in Katherine Anne Porter, Twayne Publishers, 1965, pp. 83–117.
In the following essay from his full-length study of Porter's work, Hendrick classifies Porter's short fiction into four main categories based on common thematic concerns, stylistic techniques, and settings.
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