Mr Know all

Literary analysis THE STORY Mr. Know- All is a story with a moral lesson. The subject is simple. A rich Britishmerchant of Oriental origin, called Mr. Kelada, meets a group of Westerners on a shipsailing across the Pacific Ocean. His cabin-mate, a British citizen who is the nameless narrator of the story, dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However, at theend of the pride and reputation to save an American ladys marriage.As a result, he earns the respect of the narrator.story Mr. Kelada, the Levantine jeweller, proves to be a real gentlemanwhen he sacrifices his own THE SETTING Time- a short time after World War I. It is mentioned for two reasons. First, itjustifies the accidental meeting in the same cabin of the narrator and Mr. Kelada. Thepassenger traffic on the ocean-liners was heavy, so the narrator had to agree to share a cabin with a person he disliked. Second, it may give us a possible reason for the narrators unjustified antagonism towards Mr. Kelada. Usually, during periods of war, feelings of prejudice and dislike for foreigners grow stronger. Place it takes place on a ship in INTERNATIONAL WATERS a neutral place. The journey for the USA to Japan takes 14 days. The ship becomes the symbol of the world with people who are prejudiced and even racists. The characters The narrator is presented as a typical upper class Englishman. He wants to be addressed with mister in front of his name. He likes formality, He is snobbish. Max Kelada is presented as a typical Levantine (Middle Eastern). In the beginning he appears to be an insensitive person who interferes in other peoples lives. He is informal, loud, dogmatic and a know all. At the end of the story he is presented as a sensitive and caring man who does not want to hurt Mrs. Rmsay. At the end we discover that he was a real know all. The narrator judged Mr. Kelada by his appearance and his behaviour . The narrator is prejudiced because he prejudged Kelada at the beginning of the story, before he