Raymond Carver was one of America's most famous writers that reached a pinnacle of success when What We Talk About When We Talk About Love was published in Esquire magazine on April 21st, 1981. Carver, who often hated being referred to as a minimalist (due to) short stories have often served as an adequate exemplar of a stylised attempt to depict the more prosaic aspects of everyday life. The nature of his craft is depicted through characters that all share a certain stoic wit. They were often depicted as working in Blue collars; working in diners and motels, their families had left them, and their half-understood thoughts are those that are not common in fiction. Characterisation serves as the very essence of Carver's short stories, as heavily