The story in question does not emphasize revelation, nor does it even contain a revelation. “The Vendetta” instead emphasizes effect through its ending, which is not a modern short story criterion. Maupassant emphasizes effect when Mrs. Saverini teachers her son’s dog to tear apart a man’s throat, going into a lot of detail about her process, leaving the reader shocked and curious about how she is going to execute her plan without being caught. The old lady, Mrs. Saverini, is revealed to become the stereotypical crazy isolated old lady who had just lost her son.
