Download or read book Ralph Ellison; a Collection of Critical Essays written by John Hersey and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1974 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie was lonely. Taffy, her golden-haired cat, had disappeared. Life in the woods was empty, and Annie could not find anyone to be her friend. Outside, the snow was deep and the winter seemed endless. A moose and a bear and even a wildcat are not as friendly or as soft or as cuddlesome as Taffy. A story within a story forms as the intricate borders subtly foreshadow the main plot of Taffy’s return at the end of the winter.