Short story analysis Name Institution Short story analysis The paper provides an analysis of the short story “old west” authored by Richard Bausch. Richard has mastered the art of writing, which is evident throughout the book. This paper provides a summary of the story, introduction of Richard’s background, his works in literature, the connection between the life of the author and the story and different themes that explore the book extensively. “Old West” by Richard Bausch provides an imaginative narration of Shane by Joey Starrett. Joey is a professional storyteller, and for most of his eighty years he had been telling Shane’s story. However, in the “Old West” he confesses that his story was far from the truth and now narrates the real story. Shane came back to the valley after twelve years of disappearing. The comeback met several changes, as Joey’s father had died of cholera, and Joey’s crazy mother who was a bit deaf was living in a broken homestead together with Joey. Shane re