previous research findings, or based on real-life examples. A potential limitation of using vignettes in psychological research is that individuals may respond differently to these fictional scenarios than their real-life response. Vignettes can also be used to provide a fictional example of a psychological concept. Vignettes have primarily been used by North American psychologists and in surveys. Writers of vignettes Writers of vignettes include Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker, Ernest Hemingway, Sandra Cisneros, William S. Burroughs, and Tim O'Brien. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer whose works explore gender and identity. Written as a series of seven short vignettes, Margaret Atwood’s The Female Body shows how perceptions of the female body differ between men and women. Only four pages in length, this series of vignettes highlights how the female body may be objectified. Alice Walker Alice Walker is an American writer whose works are known for their insight into African-American culture. Alice Walker’s two-page vignette The Flowers depicts a young African-American girl discovering the body of a lynched man while walking in the woods. This vignette provides an insight into themes of racial violence and slavery, as well as commenting on the loss of childhood innocence and the coming of age. Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway is noted for his novels and short stories, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. In Our Time is Hemingway’s collection of short stories. The collection features untitled vignettes, which are fragmented yet integrated into an overarching narrative. The vignettes act as critical aspects of the overall stories rather than inconsequential descriptions. The writing style of In Our Time consists of succinct, declarative sentences characteristic of the Modernist period. In Our Time explores World War 1 and its aftermath, depicting themes such as masculinity, adaptation, maturity and responsibility. Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros is a Latina American writer, known for her bestselling novel The House on Mango Street. Written as a non-linear and fragmented collection of vignettes, The House on Mango Street explores Latin-American identity through the eyes of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago.The House on Mango Street is a novel-length work consisting of individual vignettes that frame an underlying story. The vignettes in this novel contain succinct and readable phrases. They are written in a poetic style, containing imagery and metaphors, experimenting with rhythm and rhyme. The House on Mango Street explores themes such as coming of age,