A Sample of Complex Stylistic Analysis J. Galsworthy. The Broken Boot (E.M. Zeltin et. Al. English Graduation Course‚ 1972‚ pp.88-89: finishing with the words ".. .walked side by side.") Text Interpretation The passage under analysis is taken from John Galsworthy’s story "The Broken Boot". It is about an actor whose name is Gilbert Caister. For six months he had been without a job and a proper meal. He ran into a man whom he had come to know in a convalescent camp‚ a man who thought a
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The story under consideration is written by John Galsworthy. The title is “The broken boot”. The story is built round 2 main personages: the actor‚ Gilbert Caister and his old acquaintance Bryce-Green. The title attracts my interest. What is “The broken boot” about? When I read the title for the first time I thought that the text would be about the children who were somewhere in the park and playd football or smth. else and one of them broke his boot and so on. But having read the text I can say
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language‚ specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford‚ he also wrote a number of stories‚ including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave‚ or stupidly clever - hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which
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The Broken Boot by John Galsworthy The English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was one of the most popular writers of the early 20th century. His work explores the transitions and contrasts between pre-and post-World War I England. As his popularity increased‚ Galsworthy published other novels of the Forsyte series: Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918)‚ In Chancery (1920)‚ Awakening (1920)‚ and To Let (1921). Although Galsworthy is best known for his novels‚ he was
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because he made my father’s boot” character I refers to the narrator and HIM refers to the person that is immediately told‚ Mr. Gessler. This means that the Narrator knew Mr. Gessler because his father is a customer of the boot maker. In this line “I remember well my shy remark‚ one day‚ while stretching out to him my youthful foot” shows that the Narrator‚ also‚ has been a customer of the boot make since he was young. The Narrator is a curios person‚ particularly to the boots that Mr. Gessler makes.
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The extract under consideration is a piece of a third person narration. However‚ it is not just a matter-of-fact account of events. You can find not a few pieces of description throughout the story. Thereby the finely wrought delineation of the characters and scenery is gained. Also there are quite a lot of dialogues in the story which are important in revealing a person’s inner state and overall atmosphere. On the whole‚ the prevailing tone of the extract appears to be rather romantic and elevated
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Ga John Galsworthy (1867 — 1933) TO LET (1922) This novel is the last volume of the Forsyte Saga. It marks both the end of the first stage in the development of the Forsytes and the beginning of the second‚ post-war stage in the chronicles of their doings. That final stage is the subject of Galsworthy’s second trilogy‚ the Modern Comedy‚ where the younger generation of the Forsytes are depicted against the background of England’s post-war decay. In the following extract
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первый : John Galsworthy was born at Kingston Hill in Surrey‚ England. He was educated at Harrow and studied law at New College‚ Oxford. He travelled widely looking after family’s shipping business and at the age of twenty-eight began to write. второй : *From the Four Winds* a collection of short stories‚ was Galsworthy’s first published work in 1897. His first stories were published under the pseudonym John Sinjohn. It would not be until *The Island Pharisees* (1904) that he would begin publishing
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You Ready‚ Boots? in about 150 words. 2. Characterize the main character. 3. Comment on the role of the men in the short story. 4. In a short essay (150-200 words) discuss to what extent it is fair to judge other people’s choice of clothes. Text From Are You Ready‚ Boots?‚ a short story by Maggie Alderson. Ladies ’Night‚ HarperCollins Publishers‚ 2005. Maggie Alderson Are You Ready‚ Boots? "Dang diddy dang diddy dang diddy dang ... " I sang to myself as I zipped the boot up to my knee
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