Somerset Maugham "Louise" I could never understand why Louise bothered with me. She disliked me and I knew that behind my back she seldom lost the opportunity of saying a disagreeable thing about me. She had too much delicacy ever to make a direct statement‚ but with a hint and a sigh and a little gesture of her beautiful hands she was able to make her meaning plain. It was true that we had known one another almost intimately for five and twenty years‚ but it was impossible for me to believe
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The setting: Where? International waters on an ocean-going liner sailing from San Francisco‚ USA‚ to Yokohama‚ Japan‚ on the Pacific ocean. When? Post-World war I (after 1918). "I did not like Mr. Kelada” - Why? Before their first meeting: His name (Max Kelada) – not English‚ indicates middle-eastern origin (“I should have looked upon it with less dismay if my fellow passenger’s name had been Smith or Brown”). The look of his luggage – too many labels on the suitcases‚ the
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1. The main plot deals with the conflicting relationship between the narrator and Mr. Kelada. 2. The sub-plot deals with the relationship between Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay. They discuss real pearls (nature-made) and cultured pearls (man-made)‚ then they bet whether Mrs. Ramsay’s necklace is made of real pearls or imitation. The two plots are connected. The sub-plot serves to bring the complications of
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reader gather that Stephens was happy in Spain? What was it that attracted him to Spain? The narrator used epithets‚ metaphors‚ oxymoron and other SD to describe Stephens. He used such constructions as “trifle embarrassed”‚ “…holding it in one hand absent mindedly stroked it with the other.”‚ “apologetic laugh” ‚ “with a round red face from which shone small‚ dark and very bright eyes “ to give the description of a nervous‚ unconfident and passive person‚ but a man who wants to change its life.
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of modem society - a marriage of convenience. He looks at the variant of a marriage of convenience when a woman is the interested party. The plot centers around a love affair between Ruth Barlow‚ twice a widow‚ and Roger Charing‚ a no longer young man with plenty of money. The story of their relationship is told by the 1st person narrator‚ a convinced bachelor. He is apt to treat the subject-matter of marriage lightly and is inclined to admire Roger for his acumen in getting rid of Ruth. At a cursory
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"The Happy Man’s Shirt" - an Italian Folktale‚ retold. Once there was a king named Giphad. He ruled over a very peaceful yet powerful kingdom. His people all loved and adored him. All was perfect in his kingdom. Except for his son‚ Jonash. The king’s son was very unhappy for no known reason. He would always sit in his room staring blankly out the window over the lands‚ frowning. The king addressed his son: "What on earth has upset you‚ Jonash? What is it that you lack? What is making you so
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William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order
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“ESCAPE” By William Somerset Maugham The text under interpretation is “Escape” by William Somerset Maugham. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King`s school in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. So‚ he put his hand in different activities and that`s why he is versatile and experienced
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the latest plans and personal recommendations. A case study is included to establish the essential elements for a biodiverse local garden in the Mendip Region of Somerset complete with plans and planting lists. Contents Abstract Introduction Chapter 1. The essential elements for a biodiverse garden and biodiversity in Somerset. Chapter 2. Case study Chapter 3. Local survey Chapter 4. Who is promoting biodiversity in gardens‚ how and how well? Chapter 5. Who wants biodiversity
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Does true happiness exist? Happiness is a pleasant emotion that one appears to have‚ it is acquired through countless stimuli‚ whether they are material or emotional. Having a temporary happy mental state may reflect judgments by a person about their overall well-being. The Happy Man by Naguib Mahfouz shows that happiness is an overwhelming feeling that makes one not function properly in society and in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest happiness is unattainable‚ and patients being confined
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