The Writing of Bret Harte

     Bret Harte was defiantly my favorite writer out of the men writers from the first week of class. There were plenty of other writers out of the selection that I also enjoyed, but Harte's stories re just more interesting to me. Specifically, his story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat". It is a good and interesting story from beginning to end and Harte puts an incredible amount of detail into the story.
      Harte keeps the characters in the story limited which I like in stories. If there are to many characters I either can't remember who is who or I just stop caring about a certain person. Keeping the characters limited was a good move because it makes the story move by smoother for the reader. Harte describes settings and detail very well in this story. I was able to picture the story from beginning to end and not have to leave a lot to imagination. Harte is definitely a very talented writer from his time. "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" is my favorite story from him that I have read so far and one that I would recommend to anyone.