The short story, Flower Garden by Shirley Jackson, is about a woman named Mrs. Winning. When new people finally move into the cottage that Mrs. Winning always dreamed of living in, Mrs. Winning becomes great friends with the new neighbors, Mrs. MacLane. But when Mrs. MacLane hires an African American to do work in her garden, everyone begins to turn on Mrs. MacLane. It eventually diminishes the friendship between Mrs. MacLane and Mrs. Winning.
A big topic in this short story was stereotypes. I found it crazy how the whole community turned their backs on Mrs. MacLane just because she hired a African American to do garden work. It's not like she was having an affair with him.
I also think that Shirley Jackson is great at incorporating a variety of literary elements in her writing. She uses literary elements to help the story flow.
